As the world turns,
our Solar year has two equinoxes, with days that are marked by equal-day and
equal-night, in Spring and Autumn. Each has a distinct signature: Autumn is cool,
yin and feminine, inclining towards the cocooned dark of restful night; while Spring
is hot, yang and masculine with energies dynamically moving headlong towards
the light. Thus Autumn Equinox, on Friday, 23d September at 10:06bst, heralds the
cool and freshly feminine approach to darker days (in the northern hemisphere).
Libra - the sign we
enter on Friday (Venus’s day!) is astrologically attributed to the intellectual
element Air, which is yang. Yet the zodiac’s mechanical scales, upon which we
assess balance and peaceful harmony in all relations, is actually ruled by the
love Goddess Venus, who is receptive, inclusive, and into dialogue as a means
of conflict resolution. This balance of male and female at the harvest indicates an
important turning point, one where we are inherently able to nourish and synchronise male
and female - within, through subtle body channels, as well as without, through a
combination of rational and sensitivity, to be in oneness in thought, word and deed.
I’m told those who adhere to the Mayan
calendar are calling a five day period, beginning with the Equinox, a ‘cosmic
convergence’. Though I am not an expert
on the Mayan wave calculation, I can say that the planets currently accent
dramatic shift and change; and the influence of the New SUPER MOON in Libra on
the 27th may well bring about sudden bolts from the blue that force
one to become much more aware. A new Moon around Equinox is an extremely
powerful portent of transformation. The following day, the 28th is Michelmas, symbolic of truth and light.
More on the new moon
in a moment; first let’s look more closely at this year’s Autumn Equinox, which
falls auspiciously upon the aspect of the lunar cycle, when Tibetans honour the
moon cycle’s strongest day for female energy, ‘Dakini day’. A Dakini, in the Tibetan tradition is a wisdom
protector whose name means variously ‘Sky Dancer’, ‘Space Goer’, ‘Celestial
Woman’ or ‘Cloud Fairy’; The Dakini works tirelessly to help all beings, upholding
her Bodhisattva vow, wishing enlightenment for all. This Dakini Moon is also conjunct assertive Mars
in regal Leo; passion rises with this combination, as does the ability to be
generous and creative, as well as playful and sporty – enthusiasm should be
welcomed, but anger might need to be kerbed.
And as we encounter a
New Moon in Libra on Tuesday, the 27th, the planets line up in
Libra: Mercury, Sun, Moon, Venus, AND Saturn are also joined by loyal feminine
archetype, asteroid Juno. Such a celestial call from the wise feminine for
wisdom and fairness cannot be ignored.
This is not a rally
cry for revolution, though some may be inclined or manipulated to do so (astrologers
and light-workers please take note) by a frenzied expression of these planets
being in opposition to individualistic Uranus – as the wise feminine is above
such base animal instinct. No, this is a cry from the heart for freedom, for all
beings to show integrity and find peace, justice, and truth as a means of
living together on a beautiful planet. This new moon is a time of raising
self-awareness, of being with those we love, with whom we have a heart
resonance, and with whom our own unique talent is a contribution to the whole.
