Wickfordbard's Summer Solstice & Sag Full Moon Newsletter

[wickfordbard]

Cathy Pagano's Wisdom of Astrology Newsletter: Summer Solstice & Sagittarius Full Moon 2008

Happy Summer Solstice!

The Sun goes into Cancer for the Summer Solstice this year on Friday, June 20th at 7:59 pm EDT and 4:59 pm PDT. The sun has reached its highest elevation in the sky – its most northernly position – and now it will 'stand still' for three days before beginning its journey back south.

The Sabian Symbol for the Sun at Summer Solstice is: On a ship the sailors lower an old flag and raise a new one. This symbol speaks of establishing new loyalties and priorities, marking a turning point in the cycle of the seasons. Pluto exactly opposes the Sun just before the Summer Solstice, increasing our awareness of the need for transformation this Solstice.

Solstice means "sun stand still" and so for this moment in time (the other moment is the Winter Solstice in December) the Sun stops and contemplates its child – the Earth. What would the Sun say to us at this point in our history? Perhaps: Think globally, act locally!

Jean Houston, the great psychologist, social artist and activist says "We no longer have the luxury of sloth. We need a new mind to create new possibilities in this time of whole systems transitions." We each need to become social artists and bring a new vision for social change to our world. We need to create new patterns, new visions in which we all share the world equally and in peace. And remember, peace needs to be active, loving, imaginative, potent, dynamic, green, growing and sexy.

So at this Summer Solstice, which evokes the Sacred Marriage of Heaven and Earth, we need to 're-member' the beauty and magic of the Earth, to see the spirit in the material aspects of our lives. On this longest day of the year, step into the Light. Feel its potency, its warmth, its life-giving power. Rejoice in the Life the Sun gives to us and to our Mother Earth and be grateful.


And then take one more step. Into Faerie!


Faerie is that realm of awareness that was potent at the morningtime of the world. Step into this place of magic and beauty, see the great natural beauty of our world and let yourself experience the mysteries of the Unknown. June 24th was known as MidSummer's Night – and Shakespeare, the great Bard, described this night as full of mischief, delight and magic.

If we are ever going to stop the environmental destruction, we need to reawaken our ability to 'see' the spirits of the Earth and know that we are all connected in a live web of wonder that is our ecosystem. We cut off our own life when we continue to disregard our environment. Take time to enjoy these days and nights of the Solstice, and allow the magic to come back into your life. And then find ways to preserve and expand the beauty that fills you for your community. The Hero's Journey says that after we discover the treasure (often our unique purpose and talents) we must finish the journey by bringing those treasures back to our community. It is TIME!

One of the myths about Summer Solstice is that the Winter/Holly King and Summer/Oak King fight for the love of the Flower Queen. If you want to read a story about it, go to: Summer Solstice Story


Now for the Full Moon in Sagittarius. The chart of the full moon is similar to the Solstice Chart, with the exception of the Moon's placement. In the Solstice chart, the moon has moved into Capricorn, conjoined with Jupiter. So the Moon's qualities evoke her aspect as Hera/Juno, as Queen and wife to the King of the Gods. The Sacred Marriage is mirrored in the heavens this Solstice night. Relationships are important this year – not just our romantic relationships, but our connection to 'all our relations' – family, friends, foreign 'others', animals, plants, and most especially the Earth.

This Sagittarius Full Moon supports our taking that 'leap of faith' we've all been struggling with. Can we let go of our fear of the Unknown and trust in our vision that we CAN create a better world?

The full moon is conjoined with Pluto, taking on the lunar qualities of Persephone, who is wed to Hades/Pluto. (Another Sacred Marriage!) Persephone represents the aspect of lunar consciousness that reflects the Unconscious and brings back insights to enrich our lives. Persephone descends into the depths so she can bring back new riches from the underworld. To have a balanced life, we need to descend to the Unconscious periodically. (We do it nightly when we sleep.)

Continued at: <http://www.wisdom-of-astrology.com/summersolstice%26sagittariusfullmoon2008>


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Have a magical joyous Summer Solstice,
wickfordbard

[BlueIris]

1. Excellent. *Very* apropos for a certain "Full Moon Sagittarius" I know who is going to need to

move forward in a big way soon. I can feel that he's ready, but somewhat doubtful (he has a lot of Gemini energy in his chart, and vacillates sometimes). So, here's hoping these events help him rise to the occasion.

[rumpel]

2. the Flower Queen sounds really sweet

"bringing those treasures back to our community. It is TIME!"

We have to kick some ^$%#^ in Congress...but Mother Earth seems to be also taking care of that by way of displaying her powers.

[I Have A Dream]

3. Thank you so much for sharing this with us, wickfordbard.

:)

[Dover]

4. A 'Solstice Satellite' launched to track sea rise

Interesting that this was launched on the solstice. It may turn out that it provides some very important information on sea rise:

Sea-level tracking satellite launched
Date: June 20, 2008

http://www.oceanconserve.org/shared/reader/welcome.aspx?linkid=101713