By Molly Hall, About.com
Tuesday September 22, 2009
It's the first day of Autumn, when day and night are equal, before the "fall" of the Sun this time of year. Yesterday I got some mini pumpkins, a harvest time thing I like to do that brightens the kitchen table. Simple acts to celebrate the turning of the season can be comforting, since they're symbols of the continuity of the solar year. Dark and light are balanced, and the Sun goes into the sign of the scales, Libra. We're heading into a time of dire choice, and Libra's clarity and instinct for harmony helps us see the way.
Barbara Hand Clow says we can expect epic changes this fall. Some of this comes from the collective "awakening" to a world in extreme imbalance. Yesterday I mentioned the grand trine of Uranus-Mars-Moon in water signs, and Hand-Clow says this intensifies our feelings. It has the power to break us free from the collective trance, and what she calls, "mind control programs." And that waking up is critical, given that so many leaders seem hopelessly hooked on the profits of disease and war, to the despair of most of humanity. Her writing made me think of John Lennon, a Libra Sun, and his famous quote, "Our society is run by insane people for insane objectives. I think we're being run by maniacs for maniacal ends and I think I'm liable to be put away as insane for expressing that. That's what's insane about it.”
But there's a chance for dramatic re-balancing here, as the Sun in Libra comes into a square to Pluto exact on Wednesday. With Pluto direct, the demolition of what we've had accelerates. It's a moment to reshape the very way society, government, our institutions operate. Out of the ruins of crumbling structures, we can choose the sane path with Libran values of justice, fairness, harmony. Libra is Venus-ruled, and soon the energy of the wise feminine will come into play. This gets some muscle when Saturn goes into Libra later this fall, where the great teacher is exalted, and able to make an impact. I've been encouraging a few women I know to run for office!
The equinox chart has other strong aspects that bring the feminine to the fore. Barbara writes,
"Venus in Virgo is healing and grounded, and her trine to Pluto suggests that feminine guidance will play a major role this fall as the reeling colossus-America as empire-unravels and collapses. This trine will inspire many people to consider their true values, especially when they lose their homes and income, while the empire sends more troops off to unknown lands, as if they are the disposable elements of overpopulation." Barbara says we're heading into an "extreme time" when having peace and love in the heart is the only thing that will help us.
Here at Harvest Tide, we can see clearly what we're reaping and what we can sow for a better world. Libra is a cardinal air sign that makes its presence known, as a force striving for equilibrium. It's a sign that reminds us that thoughts are powerful currents of energy, out of which our 3D world is shaped. What kind of world do we want to see reflected back to us? This fall we start to feel the power of the people as a whole to make real change. Barbara writes, "This fall is a time when we must see the truth above all else."