The Jupiter Neptune conjunction was exact here late yesterday afternoon. This is happening in the sign of the deep emotional collective, Pisces and there are waters rising everywhere on planet earth. Astrologer Pam Gregory in a recent video spoke of how emotions and tears may be flowing at this time, and we may find ourselves longing to dig deep in compassion.
Here is an article on it :
Considering we started out as sea creatures we are still as humans ruled by underground emotions as much as we like to consider ourselves logical and rational creatures.. The time of the enlightment saw the identification with mind and reason become paramount. Descartes said it best “I think, therefore I am”, Buddhist and other spiritual teachers would not agree with that, they would say there is an essence of us the goes beyond thought, Christ may say we all have a spark of the divine within us that then gets encased in form. That said the powerful link between how our thoughts affect our emotions and vice versa cannot be denied.
Anyway Jupiter the planet of expansion and Neptune which rules altered consciousness and the mystical power of love, as well as the deepest longing to surrender a separate sense of self to unite with source only meet once about every 12 x 12 years, s Jupiter takes 12 years to do one orbit of the Sun and it meets every sign in succession. The last conjunction of Jupiter and Neptune in Pisces took place in 1856. This interests me in regard to my own family history as my Great Great Grandparents were both 9 and 6 when it affected their own charts. I have not explored the energies of that year but I will do later.
What might this current meeting of both planets mean? Some astrologers have said its a time we can draw back the veils between worlds and may be able to drop some of our grievances towards our fellow man, for others it may see an expansion of all kinds of delusions, there will probably be many issues around drugs and addictions that loom large and past conjunctions have also resulted in major floods, here in Australia we have had numerous floods already this year and most gardens have gone beserk.
Neptune also rules our desire to find Eden or a place of deep peace and connection far from suffering, thus its counter energy is Saturn which rules the sometimes harsh and painful conditions we do meet when embodied as souls on planet earth. Astrologer Liz Greene says this about Neptunian desires and delusions all the time : the only time we become as one with another is in the womb.. I am not sure if I entirely agree, there are times we can drop our tendency to see ourselves as the center of the Universe to join with our fellow man or woman in our hearts, we may also find mystical connection with source through experiencing great beauty or via meditation.. Some seek this through drugs or other altered states of consciousness.. Pisces also rules sensitivity and empathy, it is related to seclusion as well thogh as sensitives may find the daily grind too much to bear. There are times empathy just flows out from my soul and heart to yours naturally, even more so if my heart is open, but then old lingering wounds can often close my heart.
Today, on a personal note my living sister’s oldest granddaughter is on my mind as it is her birthday .. A few years ago we were able to go together in the midst of Covid to drop off her gifts outside.. another year i took a gift around but lately it all just felt so overwhelming to do. So today I must confess I did cry a bit and I have just been to the play park and had ride on the swings since my body was very discombobulated this morning.
For me I am reaching out to give to others who need the help. I am sick of blocking this altruistic part of me, at the same time I can set boundaries but lately I just feel the healing and understanding that I have found towards family is making my heart more open. Its a sad, tired feeling but I also feel a dawning of joy and freedom and new possibility too.. The energies around 5 to 7 pm were intense on both Saturday (Saturn’s day) and Tuesday (Mars day) this week but I was better than last Tuesday when I collapsed into bed at that time and heard voices telling me to end things.. That passed off with the Mars Saturn conjunction thank God.
This conjunction to me speaks of something to do with ancestral wisdom and connections rising, that said like everyone else I put my own personal spin on things. That said the angels lately have been reminding me a lot of the mythic deities of the Moira or fates, that weave the threads of destiny. In the book Fear by Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh last night I was reading that its best to live our lives aware that we are vulnerable and will age and die at some point, he also reminds us the seeds of the future are sown in present actions, so if we stay stuck in the repetitive feedback loops of trauma we will not go forward.. he equates this to watching movies in which we experience intense emotions but the images are not real people. What movies are we constantly replaying and playing..
I came across this older post this morning on a person recovering from BPD it talks of her taking person steps to getting free of her toxic inner critic that only keeps he trapped in self abuse and blocks happiness in the now. It spoke to me.
Today I will reach for the good despite my fears and ever present death anxieties after all we are all going to die one day so why not do all within my possible power to make each present moment of the now count?
Emerging From The Dark Night 