The sun enters Aries on Monday, March 20 at 5:24 pm (EST) marking the Spring Equinox in the northern hemisphere. The prevalent astrological energies are endings and beginnings.
I think of the planets as the chakras of our solar system -- each expressing it's own multi-faceted, multi-dimensional characteristics. How they express in relation to each other is similar to how our own energy systems operate within us. How planets express in the houses of the zodiac is similar to how we manage our energy when under the influence of certain circumstances, life's challenges and opportunities.
Since the spring equinox marks the beginning of the astrological year, it sets thematic tone for the next 12 months.
Pam begins by noting the extraordinary surges of light coming at us. Solar storms and auroras are creating electromagnetic instability (they may make you feel ill) but they are also upgrading every cell of our bodies. Davyd chimes in on the importance of doing our spiritual work, like venturing into the shadow psyche, as a way of clearing our energy bodies to receive the benefits of the incoming light.
These equinox energies are all about cleansing, clearing and purification -- shedding the old you in every sense.
This is not the usual spring cleaning! These sweeping energies are of an entirely different magnitude.
Perhaps you've been letting go of old roles and identities, left and right?
Pam and Davyd share the archetypal mythology associated with dwarf planets featured in the astrology of the equinox. These legends give us a feel for the very human dynamics at play. Sedna is one such planet, named after an Inuit goddess.
According to legend, Sedna and her father were caught in a terrible storm at sea. To save himself, her father tosses Sedna overboard into the frigid waters of the arctic. When she grasps the side of their canoe, her father cruelly chops off her fingers. Sedna and her fingers drift into the depths of the icy sea where they are transformed into beautiful sea creatures.
Cruel ending, completely unforeseen new beginning.
Sedna shows us how terrifying it can be to leave traditional notions of safety and security behind -- only to be re-born as an exquisite and entirely new being.
Another dwarf planet, Manwe, is at 1 degree of Aries at the equinox. Pam calls this the creator degree. According to myth, Manwe and his wife created the cosmos. He is the highest archangel, closest to the mind of God. Manwe's orbit around the sun is 289 years; his position at 1 degree of Aries on the equinox signals the beginning of the new earth.
Humea, another dwarf planet, is named after a Hawaiian goddess. Humea represents fertility and connection to the Earth. She uses her rebellious energy to save her partner, who was imprisoned for picking bananas (!) before the elite had chosen what they wanted for themselves.
Humea summoned the power of her ancestors and the community to return authority to the people vs. the elite She teaches stewardship vs. ownership of the land by a few. Humea shows us how inequity is unjust and unsustainable as a socio-economic model.
Humea's right relation to nature is being revived now in grassroots movements around the globe where humanity's relationship with nature is becoming the centerpiece of an evolving new spirituality.
We can also expect continued disclosures regarding elite financial and medical interests like big banks and big pharma. What has been hidden, toxic, or criminal (not mentioning any names) will continue to be revealed in the coming months.
These endings are the death throes of the old paradigm.
Although this year's spring cleaning may expose some difficult truths, we are encouraged to move forward in love (Venus). When triggered, upset, or disillusioned, Pam and Davyd recommend refraining from reacting and choosing our responses wisely.
In addition to endings and beginnings highlighted at the equinox, we have a new moon in Aries the following day, Tuesday March 21. As always, the new moon is a time to begin anew. So whatever you're ready to begin working on, creating, or taking to the next level, let the potent combination of spring equinox and new moon energies fill your sails with the inspiration to take those exciting first steps.
We are invited to release everything that doesn't reflect who we are becoming as citizens of the New Earth. What has ended (or needs to end) for you? Where have you found closure, resolution, or forgiveness? This is the difficult spiritual work we are engaged in! Congratulations if you have navigated the end of something. You may have clung like Sedna to the side of her canoe, hoping to maintain the status quo. Letting go, or being forced to let go, may have been painful. Yet you may find yourself acclimating to a new sense of relief, freedom, and beauty on the ever-evolving path of your soul.
The more inclusive your perspective, the more loving your responses, and the more compassion you embody -- the greater your contribution to the massive evolutionary leaps that are highlighted in the celestial dance of the cosmos on the spring equinox.
