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| Tortured victim screams in pain by Emerson Quinn, CCL |
Peace is a lie.
Not the most optimistic way to start this festive Full Moon, but allow me the
chance to explain why this is a good thing, and how the philosophy that Darth
Vader and the Sith followed is your map for success this lunation. That’s right,
this is a Star Wars thing. Deal with it.
Anyways, “Peace is a Lie, there is only Passion”. This is the start of the Sith
code, the antithesis of the Jedi code, which starts out: There is no emotion, there
is Peace. That may be a great ideal to strive for, complete control over one’s
emotions, but it is one that is difficult to say the least. Even more dangerously,
this way argues for stasis, the status quo. When you are in that mentality, you
are against the forces of the universe- You resist change, growth, and the
natural order and flow of life. You cut yourself off and remain apart. You lose
ground to Time and Change every day, and that is a fight that you cannot win.
When you reject Peace, your enemies become complacency, stagnation and outdated
mentalities. You live a more energized life, far more in tune and aware of your
surroundings and the natural energies of the cosmos, like this current Astro.
On the surface, it feels dull and peaceful, boring even, but undeneath, things
are brewing, threatening to bubble over…
The Sun and Moon- As we gather together to celebrate a myriad of
holidays, all of which are offensive to someone out there, you must not lose
sight of yourself and your needs. Your situation no longer feels like it is sustainable,
because it isn’t. It is unraveling around you, in ways visible and invisible.
Part of you knows this, but you are more than willing to write it off as
holiday blues or some such nonsense. NO! That is your Passion, crying out to be
heard and acted upon. The next part of the code, “Through Passion I gain
Strength”, echoes this- When we ignore our passions, we sap away our vitality,
which weakens us daily. The cumulative effect of this is crippling. We
subjugate our passions, denying our deepest wants and desires to continue our
banal, mediocre lives. Why? Why do we accept this as our reality when we could
become so much greater, so much more than what we are? When did you give up on
your dreams? And what would it take for you to believe in your ability to bring
them into form again?
Mercury, Venus, Mars and Jupiter- “Through Strength I gain Power”- At
first glance the third line of the code seems to be at odds with the grouping
of stars in this segment, but give it some thought. Yes, the line is simplistic
at first, but is it really? Through your strength, and its continued use, you
gain more power to affect change in your life and the world around you.
Strength is your path to change, and you must constantly seek to improve
yourself and grow your strength. This is fortuitous, as this stellium is all
about power, whether it be Mercury’s mental prowess, the tsunami of broken
hearts Venus leaves in her wake, Mars’ militaristic might, or Jupiter’s place at the head of the pyramid, looking down
onto the rest. Right now you must find and honor what makes you stronger as a
person, and you need to work and hone that until it is your weapon to affect
change in this world. It is also time to look toward the future- you have to
make changes in your life, drastic ones. If you stay on your course you will
die, a little more each day until there isn’t anything worth living for.
Everything here already sucks so much, why in the seven hells would you want to
drain your life of any joy and vitality as well? Let your passion lead you to
new paths, which will remove less than ideal factors from you and your life,
which will only make you stronger. The clarity from this will make the way
forward much easier to see. Caution is advised however: now is not the time to
be implementing these changes, it is a time of reflections and plotting. Action
comes later.
Saturn and Neptune- These two have been dominating the recent Astro, and
don’t expect that to change anytime soon. No, we won’t wake up from their hangover
until we hit the summer and get tossed straight into the insanity that I have
been talking about all year. But another time for that. Your next precept is “Through
Power I gain Victory”- Again, another seemingly simplistic idea that belies its
true nature. Over time, as you honor who you are as an individual, having found
what separates you from others and allows you to excel and honing it, helping
you to find your place in the world, you achieve your goals and win, shutting
up those hateful voices trying to tear you down, both within and without. More
important in this precept, and with the code as a whole, is the embracing of
strife as a factor for growth and change. Think of it like a pearl. A bit of
dirt gets under the shell of an oyster, and irritates it. The oyster tries to
insulate itself from this, as it hurts like hell! The oyster is hurting where
it is most vulnerable, and it tries to cover the pearl in its stomach juices,
which harden and over time, become a pearl, smooth and perfect. To get there
however, you need that speck of dirt which gets past your armor, and you need
to suffer for a while. Hell, I don’t need to tell you anything about suffering-
We have all been there. Some of us still are there, and can’t see a way out. What
this precept and the Astro behind it are telling you is that the end goal is to
improve your worth. Now, I preface this by saying I am wholeheartedly against
the idea of suffer now to be rewarded later- that isn’t what this means. This
is Saturn and Neptune telling you that one day, this will make sense and you
will see why things had to be the way they were. To your part, Victory at all
costs is only to be used as a last resort- there is far more value in a worthy
victory, in which you prove what exactly you are made of. The conditions are
set, and your path leads you forward…
Uranus, Chiron and Pluto- And straight into the biggest challenge, and
the end of the code- “Through Victory my chains are broken”. I get chills every
time I read that line, it is so crucial. Through this lens, it is revealed that
victory and success are not the end goal- it is our freedom, our ability to
live on our own terms, without being subjected to the whims and wishes of
others- Working toward your own dreams, your own goals and plans, instead of
building their monuments. In the end, this is the only thing worth doing,
because it is whatever YOU want it to be. Doing this allows you to reach your
fullest potential, unfettered by anything that would hold you back. This is the
Cardinal Crisis in a nutshell. The worst may be over, but all of the pieces are
still there, and you can still use them to affect change, but without the sword
of Damocles (or lightsaber in this case, I suppose) hanging over your head!
There is still time on this clock! You are not locked into anything yet! You
can still say fuck it, drop everything, and run as fast and far as you can to
build a brand new life. Sure, there are consequences, but there are also consequences
to NOT living life on your terms. Which will you be more regretful of on your
deathbed? When your life flashes before
your eye as your breathe your final breaths, will it be worth watching? Only
you can make this call.
The Future is waiting for you. Are you ready to meet it?
