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Taurus New Moon: April 24, 2009
by
Barbara Hand-Clow
The Taurus New Moon has arrived, which is our annual attunement with love,
Nature, and beauty. Never can I remember being so grateful for the arrival of
love and bucolic pleasure; this has been such an intense winter. Day Six of the
Galactic Underworld-November 12, 2008, until November 7, 2009-is turning out
to be very intense. Maybe this is because it involves such radical change, which
is forcing our species to create peace on the planet and among ourselves. [See
The Mayan Code: Time Acceleration and Awakening the World Mind.] And now
we are coming up to the midpoint of Day Six on May 11, which Carl Calleman
calls the "Rebirth Celebration." [Visit www.Calleman.com.]
The astrological patterns are in total agreement with what this remarkable
biologist says is going to happen. In synchronicity with Calleman, the triple
conjunction of Jupiter/Chiron/Neptune in 26 Aquarius, the "Triple Conjunction,"
intensifies throughout this lunation, and then it culminates during the New Moon
in Gemini May 24; it inspires expansion of spiritual healing. Earth's quarantine
from the rest of the universe is lifting, and we are on schedule to be welcomed
back into communion with the universe. [See Exopolitics by Alfred Lambrement
Webre, and The Mayan Code.] Our movement out of separation from our home,
the cosmos, is going to happen no matter what, so the only choice we each have
is to heal ourselves to participate consciously in our cosmic birth.
During Moon-conjunct-Sun in Taurus this year, astrology shows that we are on
the edge of a monumental spiritual awakening that nothing can stop. Just before
the New Moon, on April 21 the Moon aligned with Venus conjunct Mars in 29
Pisces; this beautiful sight heralded a mystical awakening, especially for Islamic
people. The rare Triple Conjunction, Jupiter/Chiron/Neptune in Aquarius-now and
during 2010, with Neptune and Chiron close 2007-2013-strikes a balance
between dark and light that will trigger spiritual breakthroughs or breakdowns in
each person. Being truthful about ourselves is the only way to avoid breakdownthe
total collapse of the individual amidst the powers of rising spiritual
transmutation-so, during this whole lunation, we all must work on major personal
assessments.
These transits of Venus and Mars challenge us to review our relationships with
partners, siblings, children, parents, and our communities. What has been going
on in these areas of your life since March 3? Within these core experiences, you
can discover comfort with yourself-your key inner partner in life. Have you been
wondering why you are so uncomfortable? Well, since March 3, the planets of
love and war have been challenging everyone. Venus went retrograde in Aries
on March 3, and Mars has been in Pisces from March 17 through April 22; then
Mars blasted into Aries on April 22. Most people have been going through deep
personal shakeups, so what has been going on in your personal realms?
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In the larger collective-specifically, finance and politics-the Mars/Venus transits
are forcing unresolved conflict to rise to the surface. For example, during the
night of April 21-22, the Chief Financial Officer of Freddie Mac, David
Kellermann, died by hanging in his home. He is a sad casualty of the subprimemortgage
crisis, and he is also probably the canary who died of toxic fumes in
the cave. The international tension over the State of Israel became very intense
April 21-22 when President Ahmadinejad of Iran and a conference of Islamic
prosecutors demanded indictments for Israeli crimes against humanity in Gaza.
At the same time, President Obama pressed for the investigation of government
lawyers who supported harsh CIA terrorist interrogations during the Bush/Cheney
regime. Also, a scandal over National Security Agency favoritism of pro-Israel
Congressional lobbyists was brewing. I mention these events because The
Mayan Code argues that war will not end until the US runs out of money, and
that peace must come first to the Middle East. These are signs that the
necessary balances are formulating, and the action will pick up greatly when
Saturn goes direct on May 16, just after the Day Six midpoint.
The cosmic dance in the sky during the end of the Mayan Calendar is just
astonishing to me. Transits are triggering all of the personal changes we each
need to make in order to accomplish the critical leap in human evolution. People
are losing or gaining money, getting caught committing crimes, and/or being
called to the carpet in marriages, with their children and parents, and in
community. This awakening will build and build during the Taurus lunation as it
rebirths each one of us under the potency of the Triple Conjunction, which
spreads out over seven years. This experience will be personally enlightening,
and as a nation that opted for global empire, the United States is about to face its
own delusions as well as its spiritual potential; the Triple Conjunction falls right
on the 1776 USA Moon in Aquarius.
We each need to assess the feelings we've been having during the recent
Venus/Mars transits before these feelings explode during the Taurus New Moon
and throughout this lunar cycle. In last month's reading for the Aries New Moon, I
noted that Venus retrograde in Aries from March 3 to April 17 (SD at 29 Pisces)
would force you to assess relationships, values, and material needs. This is what
always happens during retrograde Venus. However, this Venus retrograde was in
Aries, which made most people feel dissatisfied, needy, aggressive, and wanting;
the worst has been coming out in many people. The number of mass killings and
ugly murders, for example, has been appalling. So, if you've been a bitch or an
ogre, forgive yourself; these transits are forcing even very highly evolved
individuals to doubt themselves, as our egos need to go away now.
We are looking at our shadows that create violence in the collective and financial
loss in our communities. Now that most have less, and as tanks roll, planes fly,
and billions are spent on "security," the great turning against war is building in the
world. In the spring equinox reading, I noted that the Venus retrograde would
somehow threaten the Elite's plan to waste priceless resources in dubious wars.
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Now, we see signs of Venus's subtle approach: President Kharzai of Afghanistan
passed a law that wipes away most women's rights. This outrageous patriarchal
move is causing countries fighting there (like Canada) to wonder why they are
sacrificing their young for this cause. Women's movements are networking to
assist Afghani women's movements directly, which circumvents Kharzai and the
warlords.
We are being challenged to choose love over discord by breaking up or
transforming relationships that are just not loving enough, strong enough, or
creative enough to survive in the coming new world. The time has arrived to take
deep relationships to a new place or push them out of existence. Mars was in
Pisces March 17 to April 22, and when Mars is in Pisces, most people lack the
motivation to change anything. The normal martial tendency to fix things, which I
sometimes think is a patriarchal imbalance, just isn't there, and many were
unable to carry on as usual. Consider the possibility that you are deluded by
believing that you must do this or that. The big shift back to reactive behavior
arrives when Mars goes into Aries on April 22, so you might want to assess your
urges and actions.
The truth dragon will look back to face you now, and I wonder about the future of
Freddie Mac, which is totally backed by the U.S. government and its people.
Pluto retrograded April 4, when dealing with deep conflict moved into our inner
minds; and the push for massive structural changes in systems has quieted until
fall. But, Mars in Aries on April 22 and Saturn direct in mid-Virgo on May 16 are
aspects that are going to trigger personal actions that will become collective
when Pluto goes direct mid-September. You may have been stewing in your
emotional garbage during March and most of April, but that ends abruptly during
this New Moon when you must get real. So, let us examine the New Moon in
Taurus looking for guidance for emotional assessment. This can help prepare
each one of us for the liftoff that will be going on all during this lunar cycle, a liftoff
that will keep us in orbit even beyond the end of the Mayan Calendar.
The New Moon is in 5 degrees Taurus exactly T-squares the lunar nodes in 5
Aquarius/5 Leo announcing a karmic crisis for our species. This close T- square
means we will experience great tension this month over the personal and
collective value of our life paths, our dharma. Great self-doubts will inspire many
to awaken dormant talents that our species needs for the critical leap; you won't
be able to twiddle your thumbs. For example, if you've lost your home during the
real estate crash, you may be forced to find new ways to create community, to
live and share all aspects of life with others.
Before this New Moon T-square set in, on April 19 we enjoyed the luscious green
arrival of the Sun in Taurus. We soaked in love and attunement with Nature. Our
joyous feelings will swell to a crisis point during the New Moon, creating an
emotional-survival crisis. You must realize that Nature loves you and creates
you, yet many will wonder if Earth is buckling under the sheer weight of
humanity. Others will feel like grasping for just one more comfort, one more way
to feel secure.
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The arrival of this New Moon will challenge us all to truly value our planet's joy
and pleasure. Tensions coming from too much ego may show up in relationships
with the New Moon in Taurus, yet I think the emphasis will be honoring our
relationship with all that is.
Looking at Venus and Mars in the New Moon chart, they are conjunct right on the
Spring Equinox solar ingress (0 degrees Aries), a flag waving at the races that
says GO! As mentioned, many of you have been in the middle of relational crisis
during the Mars/Venus transits, and right now it would be smart to be wary of
sudden desires for movement and change. Mars moved into Aries on April 22,
and then Venus went into Aries just a few hours before this New Moon; the urge
to just DO something will be almost overpowering. Notice what the urge is, and
do what you can to be patient because the issues that came up during Venus
retrograde won't actually resolve until May 21, when Venus moves past its
retrograde point (15 Aries). The powers of the Triple Conjunction will be very
strong by May 21, so perhaps you should wait for this really superb energy influx,
especially if you just adore that person? Also, you may be almost crushed by
some kind of personal revelation. During the New Moon, Pluto retrograde in
Capricorn squares Venus/Mars in Aries, which encourages us to hold out for
careful, deep, meaningful actions.
As you can see in the chart, the Triple Conjunction is drawing very close during
this New Moon, and this is expanding our spiritual healing. Mercury in 25 Taurus
rules awareness and comprehension, and it exactly squares the Triple
Conjunction; what you need to heal will be easy to identify during this New Moon.
What's your big block? Where did it start? Are you doing things to heal it and get
beyond it? In all spiritual traditions, taking the mantle of spiritual awareness often
entails personal sacrifice. During this New Moon, look for insights concerning
how our species may expand itself (Jupiter) by means of healing blocks (Chiron)
that have kept us from our spiritual paths (Neptune), insights that may open
during the next Great Age (Aquarius). Many of you have felt like beings of light
with healing knowledge from Atlantis lurking in your cells. The Triple Conjunction
is going to release this inner knowledge in direct proportion to letting ego go.
Uranus in 25 Pisces exactly sextiles Mercury in Taurus, which means spiritual
transformation is going to just flow right into our consciousness to flood our
minds with new insights. This New Moon occurs just before midnight in
Washington, DC, so dream life in the White House could be quite amazing.
People on the West Coast will be enjoying a nice evening while picking up subtle
nuances. This is a great time to read vibrations in Nature, your soul.
Saturn in 15 Virgo is still retrograde and goes direct May 16, and Saturn is
unaspected during the New Moon. This suggests that structural change will be in
the doldrums for the whole month, but there will be just a lot of action with Mars
and Venus in early Aries. Deep structural change will be slow until mid-
September (Pluto retrograde), and certainly until Saturn is in direct motion.
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We will see a lot of change and action, and then it would be smart to be cautious
during the next Mercury retrograde, May 6 to May 30. Saturn is close to the
Uranus/Pluto conjunctions of the mid-1960s, so processing civil rights and the
struggles to end war will be in the headlines.
Now that we have a basic reading of the Taurus New Moon, I will go more deeply
into the Triple Conjunction (Jupiter/Chiron/Neptune in Aquarius). It will build
through the month and then culminate in some kind of major change in our world
around the time of the New Moon in Gemini on May 24, which I will say more
about in my next reading. Jupiter conjuncts Chiron May 23, and then Jupiter
conjuncts Neptune May 27, and then Neptune goes retrograde May 28 right on
the 1776 USA Moon in Aquarius. The exact Chiron/Neptune conjunction is
February 16, 2010 (26 Aquarius on my South Node/Sun opposite my north
Node/Chiron), and Chiron and Neptune are close 2007 through 2013. This is a
long-lasting influence that is radically expanded now by Jupiter's movement into
its sphere. Other planets will move in and out of Chiron conjunct Neptune, which
we will be watching.
Going back in time to previous Triple Conjunctions, in July 1881 and early 1882,
Jupiter, Chiron, and Neptune were moving closely in and out of conjunction in
Taurus, the year before the midpoint of the whole Planetary Underworld. At that
time, industrialists were working with both Thomas Edison and Nicola Tesla to
determine how to use electricity to power industrial society. Edison's direct
current won out over Tesla's free-energy discoveries, resulting in today's
controlling electrical grid system: the age of electricity was born. The next Triple
Conjunction was late August/early September 1945 in Libra, just after WWII
ended with America dropping the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki: the
Atomic Age was born. [This insight comes from George Ward, the excellent
astrologer for The Pleiadian Times, Bold Connections, PO Box 782, Apex, NC,
27502.] By comparison, what new energy will be born in the next few months,
and during these next seven years? As you can see, the previous Triple
Conjunctions occurred with the emergence of some form of new energy
technology, and I think this time we will experience a transformation out of money
as an energy exchange into energetic healing as the new form of money. Also,
new forms of alternative energy will manifest as well. In our world today, people
have substituted money for their own power and energy, and now everything is
bankrupt. Be watchful for major shifts in how cultures depend on money during
the coming Triple Conjunction.
Letting go of the collective field, the Triple Conjunction has major implications for
each one of us; it may signal a colossal impending spiritual emergency. Spiritual
emergency occurs when the degree of change that we are experiencing causes
too much kundalini energy to rise in our spine and chakras. [See Clow, The
Liquid Light of Sex: Astrology, Kundalini, and the Key Life Passages.] That is, we
get over-amped. When we experience too much kundalini energy in our bodies,
we become unbalanced physically, emotionally, and mentally, a real energy crisis
that makes people crazy and delusional.
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The USA will be the focus for this crisis worldwide because it has drugged its
populace to keep its energy down. The Triple Conjunction is on the USA Moon,
so this won't work any more. Of course, kundalini rising is also what it takes to
achieve enlightenment, the critical leap. It is no accident that the Triple
Conjunction in Aquarius is occurring now, and we must respect its power. The
Chiron/Neptune conjunction occurs from 2007 through 2013 because Chiron has
a very elliptical orbit, and right now it is traveling close to Neptune for a long time,
which is no accident during the end of the Calendar. Chiron and Neptune were
traveling close together in Taurus from 1878-82, a period of great industrial and
technological growth, which peaked in 1881-82 when Jupiter moved into the
conjunction. Neptune was close to Chiron for only a little while in 1945, but when
Jupiter moved in, the results were nuclear.
I have included this first section, looking back at the Jupiter/Chiron/Neptune
Triple Conjunction, to suggest that you consider preparing for spiritual
emergency and earthshaking changes in culture. As for me, I'm watching the
roller coaster hoping that the scaffolding and tracks don't fail. In the reading for
the New Moon in Gemini, we will have much more information about what the
changes are going to be. Astrology can only forecast energy fields that are
capable of causing a number of possible things, and we have to watch for the
themes. But, I guarantee, we are about to enter a period that will make the
history books. Just remember to respect kundalini energy. If the industrialists had
been able to do that in the 1880s, which happens to also be the midpoint of the
Planetary, perhaps our world would be running on forms of energy that are more
in tune with Nature. If the warriors had more respect for life in 1945, perhaps we
wouldn't have released toxic radiation on our planet. Perhaps if we achieve
enlightenment during the next few years, Universe Society will lift Earth's
quarantine. What will be that like?
