Full Moon in Scorpio Friday, May 8, 2009 9:01 PDT
at 18º 40’ Taurus Scorpio

©2009 Lisa Dale MillerAll rights reserved

This is the truth or dare Full Moon; a time to honor the transformative power of truth-telling and a very intense Full Moon to put into action (through ritual release) the goals you set at the New Moon in Taurus. Since this Full Moon falls in a water sign, releasing your intentions near a stream, river, lake, or ocean is particularly powerful. But before you let go, have one last look at your goals. Whom do they truly serve? What will they bring to the world? Since Scorpio demands depth and fearlessness, this last look will have to be brutally honest. If your goals require a change of mind, of heart, and/or of action, this is the night to successfully tackle fears that could impede the ability to fully embrace change. Scorpio seeks deep truth by peeling back layers of lies and half-truths—within us and without us. This is a Full Moon to see things as they truly are, not as you wish them to be. The intense planetary configurations on this Full Moon will be a great help in this regard.
The Moon in Scorpio (intuiting the complexity of reality) opposes Sun (motivation) in Taurus (providing for basic needs and security) and both are square the amazingly spiritual Jupiter (bliss)/Chiron (healing)/Neptune (transcendence) conjunction in Aquarius, the awakener. This T-square challenges us all to look deep within to see our own fears and know how our fear creates divisiveness and suffering for others. The thread of commonality transcends any difference we might imagine exists between any of us. The Moon in Scorpio invites us all to see beyond the veil of intolerance and hatred, and embrace true reconciliation between all nations and peoples in conflict. How many more deaths? How many more bombs? How many more shooting sprees? How much more hatred? How much more displaced anger? Pluto in Capricorn and Saturn in Virgo urge us all to meet this call for sanity with real action.
On a personal level this T-square sets the bar quite high for each of us. How much longer can you say it is someone else’s responsibility or feel powerless to change the world? How much more can you blame others for your own condition? How many more times can you call yourself a victim without looking at your own ability to just let go and heal? Yes, Scorpio is tough love incarnate: see it as it is, not as you wish it to be, and then deal with it in as life-supporting a way as possible. We can each in every moment make the choice to be real and responsible for what we output to our loved ones and coworkers and community.
The Full Moon in Scorpio is a time to release attachment to old pain and arise like a phoenix from the ashes of burned off karma; freed from narcissistic self-obsession and ready to help others heal their own pain. Jupiter (relating), Chiron (wounding) and Neptune (transcendence) in Aquarius and Uranus in Pisces make this a particularly potent New Moon in Scorpio to wake up and out of victimology. Visualize yourself as a snake, shedding its dead skin to reveal gleaming new colors. The fresh-faced innocence of Venus and Mars in Aries will give you the energy to start anew.
The Full Moon in Scorpio is the night for full disclosure. It is the night to empower ourselves by naming our truth and shouting it from the rooftops. This is the Full Moon to celebrate our right to know. Though your merriment can take many forms, it should be done with others. This is the night to show up in a way that feels most honest for you, which sometimes implies revealing a secret or a fear. When we name our fear it loses its power over us. Make sure that if your agenda is to reveal, that you do it surrounded by a supportive, caring group of people. Don’t go this road alone on this night. Sharing the pain and the joy of disclosure is the way of Scorpio. It may only take one person to uncover a secret, but it takes many people working together to break the spell of illusion and denial.
The impulsive emotionality of Venus and Mars in Aries might make it challenging to openly discuss polarizing issues that have been hard to tackle. Make an effort to get beyond scripted points of view to find the real issues that divide and separate. Mercury in open-minded Gemini should help us to see all sides of any issue. Commonality can be gained from truthfully admitting where both side’s arguments lack focus and power.
Talking openly and honestly is challenging, but works magic for bridging gaps and bringing people together. Venus in Aries and Mercury in Gemini will lend lightheartedness to communications that could otherwise be quite intense. Try passing around a talking stick, allowing everyone to speak without interruption about whatever is on his or her mind, and in his or her heart.
Remember that on any Full Moon, the Moon is reflecting the light of the Sun in its opposite sign. The reflected light of the Taurus Sun is aglow with the love of and deep commitment to family values. Taurus likes hard work, and opening the lines of communication can be very hard, but ultimately very rewarding. This is especially true when issues of self-esteem (Taurus) lie at the heart of a family’s problems with trust (Scorpio) issues.
This is also a great time for couples to tackle trust issues, especially if a secret has been coming between the two of you. The aforementioned configurations will make this an intense night to reveal secrets and deal with the consequences, but the planets in water signs will provide enough empathy and love to get through it. Scorpio can bring destruction or relief and most times a bit of both. Just know that no matter what happens change is essential for evolution and growth. Remember that radical change done appropriately can lead to more solid relationships built upon openness and unconditional love. At its core, Taurus/Scorpio wants to love. Yes, Taurus can be judgmental, boorish, and opinionated and Scorpio can be too intense and demanding; but both signs eventually come around through an overwhelming need to love and give care.
The Taurus/Scorpio polarity requires that we learn about our power and then discover how to deal with it effectively. Those of you who can’t take all of this deep disclosure can do something a bit more fun. Join your friends for a game of truth or dare, or create a mystery game or a treasure hunt. It’ll be a hard night to pull the wool over anyone’s eyes, but it might be a lot of fun to try!
So meet the challenge of this Full Moon in Scorpio. Go deep enough to face the underbelly of your life, your goals, your community, your nation, and then arise to embrace your power to transform our violence-wary world!
©2009 Lisa Dale Miller All rights reserved
The Legend and Importance of Wesak
According to Alice Bailey, when the full moon of Taurus nears, travelers near the Wesak Valley begin to gather. Holy men and lamas find their way into the valley and fill the southern and the middle parts, leaving the northeastern end relatively free. The legend says that a group of great Beings, who are the Custodians on Earth of God’s Plan (Ascended Masters) for our planet and for humanity, gather at the Wesak Valley (also known as Vesak or Visakha). In the East, this date also marks a celebration of Gautama Buddha’s birth, attainment of Buddhahood, and His departure from the physical body.
The Wesak Valley lies at a high altitude in the foothills of the Himalayan-Tibet ranges. The valley is bottle-shaped, with the neck of the bottle to the northeast, and it widens very considerably towards the south. Up towards the northern end, close to the neck of the bottle, there’s a huge flat rock. There are no trees or shrubs in the valley.
According to Ms. Bailey, these Beings who are the Knowers of Divinity are the main participants in the Wesak Festival. They arrange themselves in the northeastern end of the valley, in concentric circles, and prepare for a great act of service. In front of the rock, looking towards the northeast, stand those Beings, who are called by their disciples, the Three Great Lords: the Christ, who stands in the center, the Manu or Lord of Living Forms who stands at his right; and the Lord of Civilization, who stands to his left.
As the time for the full moon gets closer, there is stillness in the crowd and everyone looks towards the northeast. Masters and disciples of all ranks take up symbolic positions, and form on the floor of the valley such significant symbols such as the five-pointed star, with the Christ standing at the highest point; of a triangle, with the Christ at the apex; or a cross, and other well known formations, all of which have a deep and potent meaning. This is all done to the sound of certain mantras.
These sound currents produced by speech and thought are patterns of Light being released. These sound currents wash the earth and indeed connect all life through a prism of love to the Light of God and to your ‘I AM Presence.’ All unclean spirits are hushed in that moment and Light fills the earth. It is a momentous occasion. A great ceremony takes place, and all of creation benefits. The love of God reflects through the Buddha, the Christ, and the Melchizedeks. All who partake of this gift receive a blessing. The Earth moves in step to these blessings and the Dove (Holy Spirit) descends with the Tones of Peace. These days, it is very important that all fan the Flame of Peace and of Love and assist the Masters in moving radiations of Love through Earth.

Is this the Dawning of the Ages of Aquarius?

by Ken Kalb

After dozens of inquiries, I am blogging my thoughts on whether or not February 14, 2009 marks the day we enter the Aquarian Age.

BTW: I love that song old song (1968) by the 5th Dimension. I just downloaded it onto my Ipod. And I hope Saint Valentine’s angel brings her love to everyone!

Now, the discussion.

Man, I can remember being at the Aquarius Theatre in the summer of 1968 when the cast was belting out that inspirational song. As budding astrologers, we used to muse about the reality of stellar science in the lyrics. We were all a little disgruntled to get the astrological reality check from the elders: the Moon goes through the 7th house every single day, and every sign of the zodiac each month. And Jupiter aligns with Mars in less than every 2 years. So the Moon can be in the 7th house with a Jupiter/Mars conjunction every 2 years. People were looking at this lyric like it was some kind of Nostradamus quatrain or something. Well, it was great songwriting even if it wasn't real astrology, and it was so in tune with the times!

Let’s recall some key points in consciousness history.

On August 16th and 17th of 1987, people’s of Goodwill traveled and assembled to geomantic power points in a Harmonic Convergence all over the Earth to acknowledge the opening of a portal of consciousness associated both with the entrance into Aquarian Age and the final countdown of the Mayan calendar.

Years later, after a vigorous career as a professional astrologer, I wrote a book called The Grand Catharsis, an Astrolog of the Shifting Ages. On the cover was a beautiful painting I had commissioned of the Grand Planetary Alignment of May 5 of 2000, which I felt was a demarcation point for the new Aquarian Dispensation. I postulated that a progression of astrological signatures marked the final gateway of the 72-year cusp period between ages(ages are about 2160 years each, each of the 30 degrees is 72). One entry point was marked by the entrance of the Sun in precise conjunction with it's ruler Uranus at Zero Aquarius on January 21, 1996 -- celebrated visually for all to see in the sky by the 18-month passage of the brightest comet of the 20th century, Hale-Bopp. Giant collective global meditations were successfully organized via the internet including GaiaMind on 1/23/97, and LightShift 2000 on 1/1/2000 and 5/5/2000 to herald and ignite the entrance into the Aquarian period with positive intent.

Certainly, in the dozen years since this gateway, we have witnessed the explosion of (Aquarian-ruled) technology, and likely the most powerful and rapid transformation in our history, accompanied by an amazing spiritual awakening. These are two key components of the shift into Aquarius.

I have been involved in scores of discussions with astrologers on the topic of the shifting of the ages and its timing over the years. There are many astrologers who felt that the entrance into cusp of the Aquarian period from the Piscean (ages spin backward through the zodiac) was actually marked by the explosion of the atomic bomb at Hiroshima in 1945. This would put the completion of the 72-year cusp period very close to 2012. They made the strong case that it certainly bore all the earmarks of Uranus and Aquarius: a shocking, cataclysmic, and highly technological event, which did indeed result in instant peace (or at least the end of a World War). Still other astrologers have even made the case for 1821 -- the year that Michael Faraday invented the electric motor. And even others claim we won’t enter the new period until 2062.

Personally I feel that the actual marker of the ages is less indicated by any geocentric (earth-centered) astrology chart, as it is by the precession of the winter solstice sunrise against our Milky Way galaxy - an event currently progressing very close to the end date of the Mayan Long Count on December 21, 2012. And that, my friends, is a whole other conversation. Stay tuned.

And as Carl Sagan reminds us, our Sun is but one star of a billion-trillion in the universe.

Now, back to Hair, Aquarius, and Valentine's day of 2009, and all of that. Hey, any excuse for a party is fine with me. And an Aquarian love party, let's go! I certainly don’t want to rain on any parade. So let's look at the chart. There is indeed, a strong Aquarian concentration: 4 planets (Sun,Neptune, Jupiter and Mars), the asteroid Chiron, and the North node. Uranus-ruled Aquarius’ domain includes revolution, cataclysm, upsets, earth changes, invention, the unconventional, disasters, technology, and electricity. It also rules humanitarian pursuits, friendship, brotherhood, enlightenment, and miracles. Love always steers the stars and it is my sincere hope that Peace will guide our planet: but the Hair love/peace claim is not the principal theme of Aquarius. A prime Aquarian analogy was the Tsunami in Southeast Asia in 2005. Over 200,000 people suddenly went to the other side, and 2 million homeless humans formed instant communities who miraculously figured out their very own survival. In response was the most massive outpouring of humanitarian assistance in human history. Sometimes it is when we are at our worst when we shine the brightest. Through adversity, true brotherhood is born. I think the reality is that kind of transformational mechanism is currently in operation all over this planet on many levels.

The Reality check

However, to use the astrologically-dubious lyric of the Hair/5th Dimension song as the substantive base for the date of an entire age shift, supported by some weak astrology which occurs around the tradition of St. Valentine’s Day is indeed a stretch, at best. Yes, Jupiter, Mars and the North Node of the chart are indeed, a couple of degrees apart in Aquarius (the actual Jupiter/Mars conjunction is on February 17). And if you cast the chart in the morning, you can make the Moon fall in the 7th house (though the Moon has already moved from Libra into Scorpio by 7:25 am of 2/14). One can change the houses of a chart simply by arbitrarily changing the time of day (2 hours per sign). I imagine one could just say, hey, it's close enough. OK, close, but no cigar. The classical definitions of the 12th house -- where all the Aquarian planets would be -- is karmic debts, and limitations. I interpret the 12th house as the mansion of completion and lessons – which yes, could be spun as “spiritual transformation.” The article in question also stated that this configuration hadn’t happened in 1000 years, yet there have actually been two such Aquarian line-ups even since the play Hair. Since we are actually now well beyond the dawning of the Aquarian period, any chart should now reflect a pulse in the greater 26,000 year precessional cycle of the Great Year which marks the ages. So that leads to the concept of"dawning." OK, how long is dawn? I'm really not sure, though it’s certainly not one particularly day. The discussion becomes pretty esoteric, akin to “how many angels can dance on the head of a pin?”

That all being said, this rush of Aquarian energy during this time can certainly be synchronous with lots of breakthroughs and breakdowns, manifestations and miracles. With the Sun conjuct Neptune, dreams can come alive. and with Jupiter and Mars conjunct the node in Aquarius, the climate is ripe for some unusual magic.

Uranus, which rules Aquarius spins sideways to the rest of the planets in our solar system, and is known for being little quirky, odd, and unconventional. That theme may help you understand what you see on CNN.

So is this the dawning of the Age of Aquarius? Yes, indeed, ladies and gentleman, we've already been there for quite some time. And by December 21, 2012, the shift will be complete. How do I know? Just look inside and around you! See all the cell phones, computers, ipods, video games, global communications,star-trek like tech, wifi, online and technological everything? Look at the changes all of our lives are going through. Observe a world in turmoil. Notice an economy in chaos, wholesale realities transforming before our very eyes. Fossil fuels in the process of being replaced by Alternative-energy technologies. Hybrids, electric cars, windmills, solar, etc. coming on strong. Check out how one world is dying, while another is being born: a rising Aquarian tide is surging up against a falling Piscean one. Lots of people waking up. Yoga everywhere; the straightest people you know doing downward-facing dog. Then there is the amazing black guy as president of the United States. What is crashing in the ashes and rising in the remains is co-creating our future. It's all in God's hands.

Below is a rendition of Aquarius that’ll make you a believer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhbxI5eVnM4&feature=related

Ken Kalb is an astrologer and author with hundreds of published articles, four books, and an astrological calendar. He is the director of Lucky Star Astrological Services. He was the organizer of the global LightShift 2000 peace initiative, helping bring peoples of goodwill together in Spirit in collective attunements. Ken finds a wonderful wordless application of his philosophies in his Electric bicycle/Alternative Transportation business, Electric Star.

The following is a transcript of the inaugural poem, “Praise Song for the Day,” written and recited by Elizabeth Alexander, as provided by Graywolf Press.

Each day we go about our business,walking past each other,
catching each other’seyes or not, about to speak or speaking.
All about us is noise. All about us isnoise and bramble,
thorn and din, eachone of our ancestors on our tongues.
Someone is stitching up a hem, darninga hole in a uniform,
patching a tire,repairing the things in need of repair.
Someone is trying to make music somewhere,
with a pair of wooden spoons on an oil drum,
with cello, boom box, harmonica, voice.
A woman and her son wait for the bus.
A farmer considers the changing sky.
A teacher says, Take out your pencils. Begin.
We encounter each other in words, wordsspiny or smooth,
whispered or declaimed,words to consider, reconsider.
We cross dirt roads and highways that mark
the will of some one and then others, who said
I need to see what’s on the other side.
I know there’s something better down the road.
We need to find a place where we are safe.
We walk into that which we cannot yet see.
Say it plain: that many have died for this day.
Sing the names of the dead who brought us here,
who laid the train tracks, raised the bridges,
picked the cotton and the lettuce, built
brick by brick the glittering edifices they
would then keep clean and work inside of.
Praise song for struggle, praise song for the day.
Praise song for every hand-lettered sign,
the figuring-it-out at kitchen tables.
Some live by love thy neighbor as thyself,
others by first do no harm or take no more
than you need. What if the mightiest word is love?
Love beyond marital, filial, national,
love that casts a widening pool of light,
love with no need to pre-empt grievance.
In today’s sharp sparkle, this winter air,
any thing can be made, any sentence begun.
On the brink, on the brim, on the cusp,
praise song for walking forward in that light.

A SuperNova of GoodWill

by Ken Kalb

At Noon on January 20, 2009 at the Inauguration of Barack Hussein Obama as the 44th President of the United States -- a stellium of Aquarian planets – the Sun, Mercury and Jupiter will gather at the midheaven -- activating Obama's charisma and magic tongue in glowing incandescence. His soaring oratory with millions gathered and billions watching will ignite the flame of the human spirit like never before into a veritable global orgasm of hope.

One hundred and forty six years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, the big Wheel of Fortune has spun full circle and stopped on his magic number. Planet Earth is overdue for a global party, and the Obama Inauguration marks the moment. The combination of the collective sigh of relief for the end of the Bush administration, along with the birth of hope and inspiration of the Obama era -- signifies a genuine global rebirth. Put your dancing shoes on......

It’s been a long time coming.

The stars are aligned for the ignition of the collective heart of humanity to awaken in jubillence. The life giving Sun -- along with Mercury the messenger and Jupiter the lucky star -- have just entered Aquarius, sign of the dawning new dispensation. It is so fitting and appropriate that Barack Obama -- such a capable and shining star of promise -- -- will become the leader of the free world at this propitious point in Earth history. Just as one age is dying and another is being born -- as this planet both purifies and plants the seeds for tomorrow, hope overlights a fresh start. Change the head and the body will follow, we are told by the sages of old.

We are all a part of the birth of this miracle.

Though beware; many will try to make Barack into Piscean-age messiah. But the Aquarian Age, as Obama reminded us throughout the campaign -- is about we -- not me.

Symbolizing this climate for miracles were the heroics of Chesley B. "Sully" Sullenberger, III, an Aquarian himself who had a precise conjunction of Jupiter with his natal Sun when he heroically saved 155 people on January 15th. Everything that possibly could go wrong went right. Let us never underestimate the Jupiterian power of luck and good fortune, particularly when it is combined with masterful skill.

Yes We Can! There are amazing things happening, and anything IS possible. Optimism will abound in the excitement of this Uranian/Aquarian energy, and under the Sag Moon in the evening, the planetary party will rock.

Though with Mercury and Saturn spinning retrograde, the reality checks are simply delayed for awhile. For this ebullient moment comes in the face of massive, seemingly insurmountable tribulations. It will take some very powerful juju to unscramble this egg.

So let's take a quick thumbnail look at Obama's stars and the Inauguration chart.

Barack was born under the leadership sign of Leo, ruler of the heart. Aquarius was rising -- the Uranus-ruled sign governing humanitarianism and the collective. Aquarius is also the placement of his magnanimous Jupiter. The Moon was in Gemini -- Gem-In-Eye -- those genius twins electrically connecting the vast poles of human interaction. Mercury in magnetic Leo, Venus in caring Cancer, energetic Mars and transformational Pluto in service-sign Virgo, Saturn in hard-working and resourceful Capricorn, Uranus in loving Leo, visionary Neptune in transformative Scorpio.

When Obama was just a Presidential rumor, I made the prediction that he would be the next President largely because of the dove-tailing of this point in time with this Aquarian line-up on Inauguration day. Right now, he is having his fortuitous fourth Jupiter return -- a once every twelve year cycle of good fortune. Obama is an evolutionary soul in the process of mounting mastery. His charisma (Sun) and communication skills (Mercury) are two of his greatest gifts, and both of these planets swing into direct Aquarian alignment with his returning Jupiter directly at the time of the massive gathering of the Inauguration. He is a veritable shooting star with quantum numbers of humans riding his comet tail on this Supernova of goodwill.

At the Inauguration moment, the Moon will be sitting directly on Barack’s midheaven at the Scorpio/Sagittarius cusp – the Phoenix rising point of the zodiac. He will empower humanity with the inspiration that we can all rise together from the ashes of the past by assembling the best and the brightest under his leadership. Though with Obama’s natal Saturn sitting directly on the inaugural chart’s midheaven, his message will be grounded in some sobering tones: "There will be false starts and setbacks, frustrations and disappointments. And we will be called to show patience even as we act with fierce urgency."

Afterall, civilization is in a period of a great sorting out process signified by the series of 4 oppositions of Saturn (the status quo) and Uranus (change to the new), lasting through 2010, including exact oppositions on February 5 and September 15th this year.

But the grander planetary procession also signals that this will be a hopeful transformation.. Jupiter’s transit through Aquarius in 2009 and then Pisces in 2010, is what astrologer’s call ‘mutual reception.’ This boosts the frequency of the planet’s involved in a fascinating web, so follow these connections here. Jupiter and Neptune co-rule Pisces, and both planets are currently in Aquarius, which is co-ruled by Uranus. Uranus is transiting through Pisces, the sign Jupiter and Neptune co-rule. These giants are amplified by this connection as though they were all in an Aquarian conjunction. This is particularly poignant to be happening at the Shift of a 26000-year cycle from the Piscean to the Aquarian Age. This fractal of the divine science of astrology offers a deep hope for the welfare and benefit of the very future of humankind.

Uranus and Aquarius are all about change, the very mantra of Obama. This country was actually born in synchrony with the discovery of Uranus. Uranus and Aquarius rule new technology and the freedom of the human spirit. It is the Mother of Invention for humanitarian purposes. And more specifically in our current phase, new Green technology. Of course, one of Obama’s principal directives will be to help shift this country from a fossil fuel centered economy to a solar hydrogen alternative energy driven world. The Aquarian concept is that with the right vision and leadership – together - we can do anything.

And with potent Pluto just now embarking on a 20-year journey through Capricorn -- a karmic transformation to a more grounded and sustainable world has just begun.

Of course the backdrop of the plethora of problems, the many campaign promises, the critical issues of the world, the designs of his political adversaries -- all daunt and haunt the task ahead.

But Barack brings another secret ingredient to Washington. It is the Spirit of Aloha which he will share with the world from his birthplace and upbringing in the islands of Hawaii. This could very well be the missing and magic ingredient which births a World at Peace.

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Ken Kalb is the author of The Grand Catharsis, La Nueva Luz del Milenio, LightShift 2000: Let’s Turn on the Light of the World and hundreds of published articles. His may be found at:
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