Star Notes - October 9, 2022
Dear Star Tribe, Bonjour, Namaste. ❤️
Welcome to the strong, alchemical radiance of the Full Moon in Aries that is exact at 4:55 pm ET, Sunday October 9th. Thank you so much for tuning in and connecting with the healing magic of astrology. Wishing everyone in Canada a truly beautiful Thanksgiving. I love this tradition of expressing gratitude and love for all the people, animals and abundance in our lives.
Every year in the fall, the Full Moon in Aries brings to light the dynamic dance between the Lover (Libra) and Warrior (Aries) within all of us. In the midst of very turbulent and chaotic energies circulating on the planet, it is a blessing to embrace the alignment of the Sun and Venus in Libra creating a much needed infusion of peace, balance, love and social connection in the world. Libra represents the Scales of equilibrium in any aspect of life, as well as in the structures of law and justice. We are seeing many startling revelations of truth coming to light at this time. Astrologers predicted that 2022 would be a year of revolutions and revelations.
At the time of the Full Moon, Luna will conjunct Chiron in Aries. Since Chiron represents the archetype of the Wounded Healer, difficult or painful experiences may come up that will also create opportunities to bring a compassionate healing awareness to any situation or relationship. It is clear that the whole planet is in the throes of a very deep and profound healing journey that requires facing difficult emotions from our personal and collective past. Grief is a very natural and healthy activity that allows the birthing of new energies. “This kind of process, while challenging in the moment, can potentially yield beautiful outcomes, like finding more ground in your own self-worth, and a greater capacity for creating intimacy, self-love, and caring regard for the connection with the other. Truly, where we find Venus and Chiron in interplay, we come into greater contact with how truly precious our relationships and human connections really are.” (Leslie Benson for Astrograph Horoscopes)
We are also healing our inner Aries: the Leader, Warrior and Pioneer within the human psyche. The Ram is a bold and hot fire energy. The Full Moon invites us to feel this life force and explore what sparks our soul light, passions and desires. Aries inspires us to say I AM: strong, beautiful, courageous, intelligent, aware, abundant, confident and fully capable of facing any challenges that come on my path. Take some time to feel the great power of your radiant soul and finish that sentence with the words your heart wants to say loudly and valiantly.
Mars is the planetary ruler of Aries and will be in Gemini for 6 months, which is increasing our personal and collective desire to speak our mind and heal our throat chakra. Masses of individuals around the world are reclaiming their voice and communicating the deepest truth of their soul. Neptune is connecting with Mars to remind us to connect with others with a heart-centred, compassionate communication. When we speak from the heart, there is less confusion and more clarity because we access a more soulful and universal sense of knowing.
Pluto, lord of the underworld, death, transformation and rebirth is coming to a full stop in the sky (stationary direct) on October 8th, the day before the Full Moon, which is amplifying the emotional and psychic intensity that is reverberating in the world consciousness. Pluto has been in Capricorn since 2008, and is now in the last degrees of Capricorn, getting ready to shift into Aquarius in the spring of 2023. That will be another colossal change in the collective consciousness, but before Pluto gets there, it is grinding through the heaviness of very old and structures of power and authority that are desperately trying to hold on to power. Yet, in the words Lee Harris energy update, “higher consciousness pulses of energy are forcing out the old, the heavy and the painful.” Humanity is seeing and feeling the Light shining brighter and stronger every day.
With Mercury, Pluto and soon Saturn resuming direct motion, and many other planetary cycles such as the ongoing square between Saturn and Uranus, we are feeling an acceleration of the necessary breakdowns to breakthroughs that are an integral part of the greatest evolutionary leaps of our lives. It can be a painful process but incredibly exciting and liberating as well.
I am hearing the word ‘truth’ come out in many conversations recently and over the past 2 years. What is truth? Ultimately, I feel that truth is a very personal and mutable energy and requires us to maintain an open mind and open heart. It is also helpful to continue developing an objective and elevated perspective from our eagle’s perch, and simply observe the unpredictable twists and turns of the energetic currents propelling all of us on this wild evolutionary journey.
Astrology offers us a fantastic viewpoint on the meaning of life using a symbolic language that connects all of us directly with the universe. I often see our world as an exquisitely magical blue spaceship travelling through the galaxy. We are in this journey together so let’s support and take care of each other along the way. May this Full Moon in Aries inspire us to be brave, calm, self-assured and loving as we pioneer a new consciousness, anchor a new frequency, birth a new paradigm and begin to create better, more harmonious and compassionate systems and communities. There are fantastic things happening already such as the People’s Health Alliance and the People’s Food & Farming Alliance in the UK, and many more wonderful, locally led organizations sprouting around the world.
If you would like to learn the basics of astrology with a heart-centred perspective that shines a light on the magic and evolutionary purpose of all the symbols in this sacred art, I invite you to sign up for my new workshop in October : Astrology 101: Introduction to the Magic of Astrology will be offered live at the Tree of Life North in Sudbury, October 16th from 1-4 pm, and on Zoom October 23rd, 1-4 pm, so that anyone can attend. Please visit my Richard Malette Astrology FB page for the details in a pinned post. You can also connect by phone (705.918.4441) or by email: richardmalette8@gmail.com
Warm blessings,
Richard
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