Inner Space November 2013
by Eric Francis
The events of November are the peak of
2013 astrology. Mercury is retrograde in Scorpio, which is where most of the
action is taking place, though when it's taking place somewhere else, the
Scorpio planets are involved. On November 1, Mercury and the Sun form a
conjunction on the same day that we experience the fourth of seven Uranus-Pluto
squares. That's the highly unusual aspect that is defining what I call the
2012-era. Two days later is an unusually potent solar eclipse in Scorpio, which
brings up the "change in continuity" quality that all eclipses have,
and also the pattern-setting one. On the Planet Waves website (the week of
October 20) we covered the themes of denial and codependency that are coming to
a head. The moral of the story with the Scorpio eclipse is to tell the truth, especially
about sex.
Aries
(March 20-April 19)
If you focus on work, you will be less
distracted by an emotional or partnership situation that arises, and will be
less likely to get drawn into it in an unhealthy way. The situation has its
limits; you must make sure that you have yours as well. Words said without
actual intent, misunderstandings and sexual contracts that are not clear are
the potential lures into a likely energy-consuming unknown. Though most
days I am not the type to suggest taking a purist approach, I recommend
that you direct your energy consciously into focused, productive effort or
healing. You may be prompted to seek deeper understanding of a partnership
issue, though that will be more productive if you seek assistance from a disinterested
third party rather than trying to "work it out" with someone whose
agenda you may not understand.
Taurus
(April 19-May 20)
A potent solar eclipse marks the
beginning of a new era in your relationships, based on deep inner changes. Two
factors tend to cloud our connections with others. One is that many people are
dragging around a load of past material, from their parents and other
ancestors—stuff that simply is not their own, but which feels like it is.
Second is that projection plays a much larger part in relating to others than
communication. Projection is assuming that someone else is thinking something,
or has a certain intent, based entirely on your point of view—or vice versa.
You can go a long way this month calling in your projections, returning those
of others and (in a similar vein) recognizing what material that arises in your
contact with others has nothing to do with you. This will take some discernment
and some practice—and it'll be worth doing.
Gemini
(May 20-June 21)
You're being invited to address the
most taboo subject matter—the things you've avoided or don't want to talk
about, and even a few secrets you may be keeping from yourself. You'll know
you're there because it will: 1) be a little scary; 2) feel intriguing or
fascinating; 3) have an odd sense of being familiar and unfamiliar at the same
time; and 4) have the sensation of an inner quest or challenge. You may only
notice one or two of those qualities; check in with the rest to see if they
ring a bell. They're designed to work together, to draw you deeper, to invoke
your curiosity and to demonstrate how good it feels to learn things about
yourself that you had no idea were possible. The usual way of life is to fear
the unknown; that is not your path and it never was.
Cancer
(June 21-July 22)
Many spiritual masters and those with
access to the subtler shades of existence have suggested that the life we see
is just the surface of existence, perhaps equivalent to more than a movie
projected onto a screen, but in truth a form of maya. I am not fully committed
to that notion, though I recognize the grain of truth in it—one that might be
better phrased as a question than as an answer. Therefore, examine what is real
and what is not. What commitments, relationships, ideas and creative processes
stand the test of reality—and what does that word mean to you? What influences
of the past have no bearing on your life? What is the meaning of an
"original" idea? These questions may not have easy answers, but
asking will offer you plenty of useful information.
Leo
(July 22-August 23)
At times you question whether you're
flexible enough for your own good, and you may be annoyed at how rigid you can
feel—though it serves a purpose. You want your foundation to be strong. That
requires a certain degree of firmness, and a certain kind of flexibility.
Events of the next few weeks will help you determine when it's appropriate to
express one or the other. Notice what environments make you feel rigid, which
pull you inward, and which draw you out of yourself. Indeed, how you respond to
any environment will tell you everything you need to know about your
relationship to it. So if you're feeling like you need to be strong and
inflexible, you can at least notice and ask yourself if it's the best response,
or if another would be preferable. The operative fact is that you have a
choice.
Virgo
(August 23-September 22)
Mars is making its way across your
birth sign, and because it will take a long retrograde in your neighboring sign
Libra, it's moving through your part of the zodiac rather slowly. Where a
planet is concerned, slow means potent, and where Mars is concerned, that means
your ability to focus thought, intention and action. For part of this journey,
Mars will be opposite Chiron, a planet closely related to Virgo; in an
opposition, these two points come to full expression—which means that you're
likely to get actual results. Many other factors in your astrology are saying
the same thing. It is therefore imperative that you decide what results you want,
and focus your thoughts and intentions on them. You're not accustomed to having
this much power available to you, and it requires special handling—a bit like a
power tool or welding torch.
Libra
(September 22-October 23)
I've reminded you before that everything
comes down to self-esteem. The way your chart is set up right now, you might
alternate between feeling like you're really struggling with your self-worth at
the same moment you're figuring out just how much you have to work with. There
are many ways to tease out the elements of the esteem you have for yourself,
though I would suggest that the best measure is respect. Imagine someone you
look up to, admire and whose thoughts and ideas you honor because they ring
true. Do you feel this way about yourself? What would it take for you to get
there? It might seem a contradiction to look up to yourself, though can
self-esteem have any other meaning? Whether you have a long way to go or just a
few steps to take, now is a great time to focus, explore and most of all seek
true understanding of this idea.
Scorpio
(October 23-November 22)
The forthcoming solar eclipse in your
birth sign may have you on edge. Saturn is already in your sign, with much the
same feeling. Add to that Mercury retrograde in Scorpio and you may be
wondering what to do with yourself, how to feel and whether you have the
courage to face what you need to face. I suggest you have faith in
yourself—enough to take the time and make your decisions one at a time, with
precision. The only way you can go wrong is to abdicate your awareness and your
power of choice, so no sloppy work. Make small, incremental moves—small enough
to know you're making clean, clear decisions. No matter how minor they may
seem, each one counts; each leads to the next; and they all add up to something
bigger than you can see at the moment.
Sagittarius
(November 22-December 22)
You may be feeling so much that you
want to burst. But it looks like you're not sure whether to implode or to
explode. There seems to be a deep relationship situation in your life, though
the way it looks, someone is lodged in your consciousness and in your libido in
a way that you cannot shake, but where the person is less than available
in physical reality. You might want to question whether this is a fantasy
situation or something that you can actually ground in the physical world.
Indeed that seems to be a theme of your chart from many points of view: the
distance between how much is going on in your imagination versus what you're
actually experiencing in real time and space. Fantasy may seem safer and it may
seem more accessible—assumptions I suggest you challenge with direct
experience.
Capricorn
(December 22-January 20)
If you've felt in any way involved in a
situation with no easy way out, you now have an opening. In the most pragmatic
terms, it looks a little like making new friends, particularly where you've
wanted to go but found to be challenging in the past. However, more
significantly, this is about changing your social patterns. New people, new
places, new times of day to socialize—get out of your ruts and into the meadow.
That's the theme of your life these days; the past stands no chance against the
future that is approaching. Who you were will never compare to the person you
are becoming. Most of what you need to do is get out of your own way, though
doing things differently, even modest things (like how you drive home from
work, or what train you take) will shuffle your consciousness in a friendly,
practical way.
Aquarius
(January 20-February 19)
Your charts are once again calling you
to leadership, though you need to be clever about this. Use psychology, which
is another way of saying listen for a while before you say anything, or make a
decision. You would also do well to bide your time. Events between November 1
and 3 will bring both a series of revelations and also a sense that you're in
new territory—which will call for a new approach to your situation. It won't be
until Mercury stations direct on the 10th that you know fully where you stand,
and when the last of the missing pieces will be filled in. That idea about
knowledge being power was never truer for you than it is now. Or said another
way, knowledge that you use wisely will help you use your power in a humane
way.
Pisces
(February 19-March 20)
Refuse to be persuaded by what anyone
believes—or by what you think they believe. You know you have access to direct
knowledge, which will serve you well as long as you don't allow other people to
distract you from your own inner truth. What you may notice over the next few
weeks is that: 1) it doesn't matter if other people don't believe what you
believe or even consider the world as you see it; and 2) if you remain true to
yourself and set a solid example, others are likely to see the wisdom in your
way of thinking. That cannot, however, be the goal—as far as you're concerned,
assessing the intelligence of others is really an estimation of whether they
can see the obvious. You can, and don't let anyone try to convince you otherwise.
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