Vesta in Gemini- Whispers

Shh... It's OK. I'll Lie by Lindsey Martin, CCL

Effective Date: 5/16-7/26/16

“Flirting with madness was one thing; when madness started flirting back, it was time to call the whole thing off.” - Rohinton Mistry

Helios Says: Ladies and gentlemen, I want you to stop. Stop thinking so much. Give yourself one second of stillness. Try and take that to a minute. 5 minutes. 10. As long as you can stretch it. Now what are the thoughts that flood your mind when you snap back to reality? Are they self-depricating? Do they tell you how shit you are for wasting your time on such a pointless exercise? Are they thankful for the reprieve?

These are the questions you must ask yourself. I have said this so many times- Your thoughts, your inner voice and perception of what is real, create what is real for you. This echoes the teachings of the old sages and masters. You must be on guard with what you think, even from yourself. Hell, right now that should be ESPECIALLY yourself.

You have not been kind to yourself as of late, bemoaning your challenges, and setting yourself up to fail so that you can further belittle and accost yourself for your ineptitude. That has to stop. You have to ease up on yourself, these times are tough enough without you stepping in. You have to strip down the background noise and get back to what really matters to you. Get away for a bit if you have to.

The main challenge during this time is not to waste your energy chasing down meaningless side challenges, but rather sticking to your larger purpose. Keep that Taurean energy and focus going, and you will see success.

Artemis says:

“But if thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought.”  - George Orwell, 1984

Cards:  the tower, the hierophant, 10 of swords

Fanaticism starts in the mind.  Watch what you say and how you say it, because words are a magical spell.  Your words, like seeds, weave intentions subconsciously; slipping themselves into your personal symbolism until one day they blossom and overrun your brain like dandelions on steroids.  Have you noticed the power certain ones have over you or a collective?  Call someone a “terrorist.”  Better yet, call a woman a “cunt” and see what happens.  Tell someone they “deserved” something.  The funny thing is, words are just puffs of air, blots of ink, or digitized nothingness.  They can’t really hurt you, can they?  I use to be a very sensitive kid.  I was very distraught over the fact that people weren’t kind to each other, and the smallest insult would send waterfalls down my cheeks.  My first grade teacher sat me down one day and repeated the words that just about every adult has said to a child, “Sticks and stones can break your bones, but words can never hurt you.”  She was wrong.

Words can sway entire nations.  Words can make you fall in love.  Words are the building blocks of the world, and no one knows this better than Gemini.  We give Gemini’s a lot of shit in astrology, but they really are the primordial power of air.  They are connection, tributaries, circuit board that brings all of the information together.  They are libraries and telephones.  They are the motherfucking internet.  Where Vesta in Taurus had us diving into what our foundations are, and our dedication to those foundations.  Vesta in Gemini will have us contemplating our dedication to certain ideas.  This is a combination for zealotry (hello hierophant surrounded by the tower and 10 of swords – both very destructive cards that alter our entire worldview).  Be very careful during this season.

If you built your idealistic foundation on something solid, then this ingress will have you developing its method.  If you are an artist of ideas and words, this is going to be a great time for dedicating yourself to your work.  Gemini is a mercurial sign, and therefore will not stop until every rock is overturned.  Their busy minds work like a locomotive, so use this time of mental dedication to develop your ideas.  Vesta is all about dedication and stoking one’s flames.  Without the eternal fire in our belly, there is no torch to guide us through life.  Vesta in Gemini will magnify our ideas and language and show us just how they fit into the ideology and passions that move us through life.  You will be shown just how powerful language really is. It is time to let false constructs fall, because building towers on shaky ground will only lead to complete devastation in the future (10 of swords) via fanaticism (hierophant).  The cards are heavily warning us here.  Please keep in mind that certain words can completely shut your brain off, while others can blast open a door of imprisonment.  Be careful to learn what makes up your personal ideology and what words have complete power over you when you hear them.  It could be someone’s name.  It could be whispering rumors.  To combat them, build weapons using your own words.  Ideas and words are the suit of swords in the tarot for a reason…

Vesta in Taurus- Opus

"All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds, wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act on their dreams with open eyes, to make them possible."
-T. E. Lawrence

The Astrogeek: The great work. However you define that for yourself, NOW is the time to get out there and do it! You have planned long enough- now it is time to take those plans, and your vision for what your life could be at it very best, and bring them fully into reality.

Obviously this is not going to be easy. Nothing worth doing ever is. You will need to hustle. It is immensely difficult, and it will be an uphill climb every time. You will not get enough sleep, nor will you have free time or much fun to speak of. You will feel as though you are consumed by the work and your mission, and that you are spitting in the wind, the only one who actually gives a shit whether you succeed or fail.

Even with all of that, you keep going. Tired as you are, you are motivated, and exhilarated with every new step you take. The work is its own reward. You see, Vesta is a funny little asteroid- She rules things like your passion (not romantic passion, more like what you are passionate about, causes near and dear to your heart), devotion, and hope. In Taurus, the sign of momentum and bringing the formless into reality, it becomes time to turn that conceptual pet project into a truly licensed and trademarked venture.

This is very much an indicator that it is time to get serious. You need to put in the work, as its all about your great work here. No one else is going to do it for you, they're all doing their own thing! This is where the rubber meets the road and you have to put your money where your mouth is. Can you handle it?

Your path unfolds in perfect harmony, but you still need to move your feet.

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Morrigan:

Cards:  8 of Wands CROSSED BY the Magician

Runes:  Gebo and Laguz


“The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek”  -- Joseph Cambell


Vesta ingress to Taurus?  Get your shit together.  Like, seriously, get your shit together.  All of the planets, minor and major, are preparing us for the catastrophe that is the Grand Cross.  It’s only a few months away, people, and Vesta is whipping us into shape.

You need to dedicate yourself to putting the pieces together and getting your weapons in line for the coming storm.  The reason you are not seeing the message, seeing what you need to do next, is because you aren’t disciplining your craft.  You need to funnel this Saggo energy (thanks Mars).  Yeah, it’s kinda hard because Saggo makes us erratic and all over the fucking place.  I get it.  But if you can put the Taurus blinders on and charge full speed ahead – dedicated as a motherfucker to hit X marks the spot – you will be duly rewarded.  You will get the seed planted that you need before the spring hits.

Sometimes, when we are talented at getting through life on little else but our wits, we forget that we could climb so much higher if we just practiced our craft more often.  Look, we’ve got this insane energy coming in from Mars, so channel that shit.  Yeah, sorry to say, THIS IS A TEST.  This is a sort of “initiatory rite.”  Yeah, you might have the talent to actually settle yourself into a plan – and even a good plan – but do you have the guts to actually carry it out?

For those of you who work ritual:  If you are working with Vesta, make sure that she is the final energy invoked in your ritual as she represents the highest ideal.  She needs us to keep our divine fire pure – “the purity of heart.”  Keep what you believe is your highest duty as just that.  Don’t muddle it with bullshit.  Keep your integrity.  Priestesses of Vesta who dirtied their purity were buried alive…  Morbid as it may sound, this is a direct metaphor for your life right now.  Keep your inner flame pure.  Don’t let it burn out.  Now is NOT the time.  Seriously, are you afraid of your dreams?  Stop being a coward.  Get out there.  Your greatest fear is also your greatest desire.  Imagine that nugget of love inside of you, that thing you call you biggest passion, being taken away by the eroding waters of time.  You do not want that.  Poise your intentions toward what really matters to you – what you find to be your DUTY in this lifetime, and you will get through this like the fucking warrior you are.