This weekend has been one of, mostly welcome, shifts.
Much of the weekend was focused on tying up loose ends and dealing with the consequences of actions taken earlier as evidenced by Sunday's full moon in Taurus-Scorpio in the very last degrees of the respective signs.
Then the moon's entrance into light-hearted Gemini flicked away much of the Scorpio heaviness we had been feeling in the past weeks.
This morning at 5:14 am Eastern, the Sun enters Sagittarius and it will be the first time since September that we haven't had any planets in Scorpio.
Scorpio's energy has an essential purpose--it brings us down to look at life as it really is and not what we want it to be. And that means looking at the muck under the surface so that the rot, the dead parts can be excised. After the diseased or rotting parts are removed and the remainder cleaned up, true healing can begin. The rot can be in your dealings with another such as an intimate relationship or it can be the revelation of financial hanky-panky as was the case when Pluto entered Capricorn in 2008, or an attitude or habit pattern that has outlived its usefulness, or even physical rot in a building.
Scorpio (and Pluto) are the energy of transformation, but to transform something must die in the process so that you can be cleansed and reborn.
A quote that has been retweeted many times goes like this.
"Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over it became a butterfly."
The caterpillar goes into the cocoon where it is dark and it dies as a caterpillar. But it emerges as a butterfly with beautiful wings and it can fly.
It is the lightness of the butterfly newly emerged that we feel when today's Sun emerges from Scorpio. The symbol of Sagittarius, the Archer, describes, how we, feeling lighter, look up to the skies.
Perspective has changed and we want to look at the big picture. Now is the time for visioning. Where are you headed? Do you like that direction? If not, where do you want to be headed?
When you look at the big picture you can see how small details fit together to paint a larger mosaic.
We are coming to the end of the calendar year. It's been quite roller-coaster and more. Now is a good time to lighten up, enjoy yourself, and take stock. And ask yourself where do you want to head?
The Sun's entrance into Sagittarius also marks the beginning of the holiday season in the US. This coming week we celebrate Thanksgiving and next month there are the solstice holidays such as Christmas. The holiday season is marked by parties and festivities--enjoy yourself.
You deserve it.
