The moon joint Sun, and combust Mercury, Mars and Venus in
the sign of Leo and the constellation of Magha brings intense focus on power,
authority and our relationship to it. Magha, the constellation ruled by Ketu
symbolizes the King, so does the zodiac sign Leo. The stellium of planets in
Leo brings in intense scrutiny of people in power. Magha and the next
constellation Purva Phalguni represent the king and the kingdom. A dharmic king
works in servitude of his people; all others abuse and enjoy power for
themselves in micro and macro ways.
Mercury, our ability to discriminate and communicate, Mars,
our ability to take rightful actions, and Venus, our ability to be in
relationship with the other through compromise are all combust – meaning, they
are transiting so close enough to the Sun for their energies to get burnt (and
purified in the process). Notice the polarizing ideologies in the world
(Mercury); notice your own frustrations come up (Mars), especially with
authority figures; notice your unwillingness to compromise at the expense of
yourself and your values (Venus); and notice all these operative forces coming
to a boiling point. If it is hard to notice these things in your personal life
then you can notice them in the world – Amazon rainforest burning up (Fire,
combust Mars, Leo) and the authorities around the globe stuck on opposing ideas
about it; the polarizing trends in American and other politics.
In this era, money and capitalism dictates power. This new
moon cycle will also bring up and scrutinize your relationship to money. Ultimately,
power has to do with your ability to give and receive. When you are generous
and do something for the other, you automatically feel powerful. When you
teach, you step into power; when you lead, you step into power. But actions
conducted for one to just have a sense of power, sooner or later brings misery.
On the other hand, when you give (or are made to give, like the corporate
world) much more than you receive, the equation becomes abusive.
In this mix, we have Jupiter in Scorpio that turned direct
in motion with respect to Earth. Jupiter is our teachings, teachers, principles,
beliefs, religion, hope, and faith. Jupiter in Scorpio underscores our imagined
and irrational fears, and eccentric behaviors with Gurus, with disciples, and
with belief systems, religion and dogma. Jupiter is also receiving one way (4th)
aspect from Mars in Leo, building up immense pressure and irrational fears with
the Jupiter areas of life. It is quite possible to see people’s eccentric
beliefs and ideologies come to a boiling point. Jupiter is also soon going to
enter the gandhanta point between Scorpio and Sagittarius, and also rules
Saturn-Ketu conjunction in Sagittarius (oh boy!). I wouldn’t be surprised if a
sex or a money scandal with one of the prominent Gurus broke out. I actually
started writing an article about Guru and how it is a word with a heavy
baggage. In the New Age business, Gurus are the ones in power. When you teach,
you create a hierarchy of power between you and the other person, and the
opportunity to abuse power at a micro and macro level. The Gurus and teachers
of spiritual / consciousness movement have all been surrounded by stories of
abusive power. This begets the question about the true Guru - how does one
recognize one’s Guru? There is no one answer, only more questions.
It is time to tap into your inner strength and courage to
navigate the systems of worldly powers to connect to the true divine power.
