Mercury, planet of communication and information is
currently in oceanic Pisces, the sign that delves into spirit’s unchartered
realms to stir the imagination to think in poetic visuals and phantasmagorical dreams.
Mercury is now already slowing down to go retrograde next week on the 24th
February at 19 Pisces. Mercury will go
backwards for three weeks, join our Heart-Star, Sun, on March 4th at
14Pisces, and go forward March 18th at 5Pisces.
Pisces is also the sign of forgiveness and compassion, sacrifice and
renunciation, as well as deep emotions and spirituality, sensing and tuning
into unseen collective undercurrent that can engulf and even overwhelm a sensitive
psyche, especially in situations in which we have no personal control.
During this three/four week period no less than six other planets will join
Mercury in Pisces, including Sun and Moon. Such a rare configuration has the
potential to give rise to deep and powerful feelings, in addition to dreams and
visions that are capable of connecting us to the sacred Oneness of life. Take note of subtle sensitivities in
meditation and/or current dreams containing incredible symbology, for they may
be clairvoyant and /or pertinent to profound spiritual healing.
Activities which encourage a positive Divine union include
yoga, tai-chi, chi-gung, dance, music, prayer, mantra and meditation, trance,
hypnotism – and all endeavours that dissolve ego so that merging with the great
Oneness is possible. Alcohol and drugs, even prescription ones, are substances
that can also take you out of this world, but best avoided as toxins confuse
and convolute subtle (and sometimes not so subtle) psychic body energy, as well
as disturb the pineal gland, which is ruled by Neptune, the planet linked to
Pisces.
Looking after our pineal gland, a major component of the all-seeing,
visionary third eye chakra is paramount to our emotional, physical and
spiritual wellbeing, especially nowadays with the constant exposure to
electromagnetic fields which disrupt the mind-body-spirit pathways. So my
advice during this mega Pisces time is (for practitioners of dream yoga) to make
sure that we get enough healthy sleep. And while planet of communication,
Mercury, is retrograde it could well be wise to steer clear of wi-fi (yes, be brave, and switch off at
night) and disconnect from unseen frequencies and resonance that negatively affect
the Pineal gland, which secrets all-important healing Melatonin during the
night. Melatonin is also ruled by Neptune, ruler of sleep, which is now conjunct
the wounded healer Chiron. Since 2011 Neptune and Chiron have been coursing the
heavens together in watery Pisces suggesting that we need to heal our
connection to unseen and previously known phenomena (such as electromagnetism
and the structure of water). In 2012 British scientists suggested switching off
phones and other electronic communication devices at least an hour before
bedtime, so not to disrupt the Melatonin so vital for night-time repair to the
body; doing so also protects the delicate and subtle hormonal system which is
key to Kundalini.
In Tibetan Buddhism we use the technique of Neptunian visualisationin meditation for many reasons. One of the most important is that by focusing
upon the visualisation (with the third eye) we can transform our understanding of duality, to see that
life is all Maya, an illusion, a dream that has relative joy and beauty but no
need of attachment to the chains of ego, and thereby release karmic bonds to
the wild Samsaric Ocean, associated astrologically with Pisces, Neptune and the
12th house.
