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Astrology for Earth Renewal by Tami Brunk
January 2010 Report
New Moon/Eclipse and Venus in Capricorn and Mercury Goes Direct
I write in the afterglow of the New Moon/Solar Eclipse (Super New Moon) in Capricorn that happened at about midnight of last night, followed by the moon’s conjunction of Venus in Capricorn. I also write just as Mercury is preparing to station direct—by the time I send this out to you, Mercury will no longer be retrograde (goes direct at almost 10 am MST). By the time you receive this email, the moon will have moved into the sign of Aquarius—and we will then be experiencing a combination of the Capricorn and Aquarian energies.
We are Arriving… The Alchemy of Capricorn and Aquarius
Primarily, at this moment—through the next day or two—we are resonating with the energy of the new Capricorn—the Goddess of Capricorn, in fact (Venus) is showing her face. I was reminded this morning, by an article written and sent to me by my sister, of a critical turning point in my life. This moment was profoundly expressive of progressive Aquarian energies in service to the new Capricorn vision for a human culture in service to a healthy planet for future generations.
Thank you Songs to Pachamama—A Lived Experience of the New Earth
In the fall of 2003 I was blessed to attend, and assist in the on-site organization of an event called the “Call of the Condor Bioregional Congress of the Americas.” This council, which drew 700 plus ecologically and spiritually minded people from 36 countries across the globe—was convened to ignite a vision for a healthy Earth and human culture.
I wrote the main article covering the event. The article can be found here (unfortunately, the accompanying photos are now gone): http://www.siriuscoyote.org/Peru/Tamis_Condor.html and a video of the event in Spanish (with fabulous visuals) can be found here. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7531366971201031508#
The first paragraph of this rather long article goes like so:
We were seated in a circle in Paco’s kitchen,searching for 2,000 perfect coca leaves. Animated conversation in Spanish, English, German and Portuguese filled the room. Twenty-five pairs of hands burrowed into fragrant piles, pulling leaves out slender and long, then perfectly rounded, the size of a thumbnail. We came from the Brazilian jungle, a small pueblo in Bolivia, the neon-lit streets of Los Angeles, and the mythical countryside of Transylvania.
We carried the stories of our homelands into this room with us–sacred rivers choked with chemical waste, subsistence farmers pushed to starvation by a global economy, ghetto children growing up with dreams devoid of flowers and trees. These stories pushed us here, as they pushed us, each in our ways, to seek solutions to the machine-culture’s devastation of our shared planet. Our perfect coca leaves would be offered to Pachamama, the Quechua name for Mother Earth.
A Nourishing Vision
For the past 6 plus years, I have been nourished by this gathering of our human family, which took place in one of the most powerful landscapes for the spirit. After several weeks of preparation, we spent a week together, camped out in a “temporary ecovillage” in council. We engaged in prayer and ceremony as well as dialogues and workshops about a multitude of diverse, place-based ecological and community restoration initiatives and strategies from across the globe.
At the time, I wasn’t sure if anything “real” could possibly come of this magical, mind-blowing gathering. Today I know—this event planted seeds within my spirit, and I believe in the planet as a whole—that are coming to life now, and growing in strength, to help us meet whatever challenges we may face in the months and years to come with grace, with fierce hope, and with a heart full of celebration. It is very easy to focus on what is wrong with the world today—but there is so much waking up in each of us, and in every corner of the planet—that promises a New Earth, and a promising future for all of humanity.
I have struggled to know what to write for the month of January—thus my extreme lateness, as well as how to begin to talk about the upcoming year of 2010. Today I feel that the most important thing to communicate to you is this—we are arriving. I feel it in my bones, beneath my skin. Together, let’s focus all of our strength and all of our attention on what is possible. Know that we have come here at just the right moment. Each one of us is needed here, on the Earth, at this time. Our hearts can tell us where to go. What to embrace, what to lovingly release. We are each part of a human family, and we are here to participate in the unfolding consciousness of this Earth.
New Years Resolutions from the Heart and Deep Change in 2010
Today and tomorrow are wonderful days to revisit our New Years resolutions. Perhaps like me you made too many, and are now overwhelmed by the impossibility of doing everything at once! Get settled deep into your heart. Invite in the knowledge that, this year in particular—this year of the Tiger, of Uranus, Pluto, Saturn, and Mars aspecting each other strongly—our world will be changed, and transformed at the deepest levels. We don’t need to force change within ourselves. We will experience change, fundamental change, at the very core of our beings.
So get into your heart. Know that what you most deeply desire for your own life, for your loved circle of family and friends, for your beloved earth-places, for humanity, and for the planet as a whole—is coming alive. Know that increasingly we will also experience Great Mystery—something so much better and more magical than we could even envision with our limited consciousness. We are supported in this journey. Focus on your deepest, most magical, enlivening, energizing, healing, and whole-hearted visions, feelings, senses, and practical desires for yourself and All. This is a beautiful, powerful time. And you are gifted to be here and experience it!
Week of January 17 to 25
Sunday, January 17 Jupiter in Pisces—Compassion and Unconditional Love
Jupiter moves into Pisces, illuminating, and expanding the collective human experience of transpersonal love and compassion. Perhaps our greatest teacher of these qualities over the past several thousand years has been Jesus. Whatever our opinions of who he really was, and despite the many distortions of his true message for humanity, he is a profound touchstone for many of us—embodying unconditional love and empathy with our fellow human beings.
The recent devastation in Haiti is so sobering, so painful, and so difficult to understand. The cost has been tremendous for so many—and it may be that each of the souls who have passed on there have given us a tremendous gift of opening our hearts, of grieving together, of asking, how can I help, of directing our attention toward prayer and remembering our great connections with each other. This is the kind of gift Pisces can give. Throughout 2010, Jupiter will be moving through this sign, and humanity will be experiencing a much needed infusion of spiritual empathy and compassion, so that we can remember our Oneness and our great love for our human and more-than-human companions in this Earth journey.
Monday and Tuesday January 18 and 19 Sun and Venus Move into Aquarius
Early in the week, the shift from Capricorn to Aquarius initiated with the moons passage into Aquarius this morning continues. As I consider the great importance of Aquarius all of last year—as we experienced the triple conjunction of Neptune, Jupiter, and Chiron in this sign, I believe that we are now in a phase of deep integration of Aquarian knowingness.
The sun and Venus are felt more personally, closer to our bodies, to our inner dimensions. The sun represents the energy we burn in our lives, Venus represents our inner feminine. I believe that all of the celestial, grace filled Aquarian energy we downloaded last year has become an integrated aspect of our consciousness, enabling us to walk through the middle, “real” world, even as it changes so dramatically—with a profound knowing that “all is well,” and that we are surrounded with divine assistance at all moments of our lives.
Week of January 25—31
Tuesday, Venus in Aquarius opposite Mars in Leo—Bringing Consciousness and Great Love to the Earth Experience
This week, the emphasis is on Leo and Aquarius, two signs that are “opposite” or in resonant polarity with each other. What does the feminine expression of Aquarius have to contribute to the Masculine expression of Leo and vice versa? Aquarius, when in service the feminine, is concerned not only with going “up and out”—transcending, expanding outside of and beyond the earth plane. Instead, it is concerned with bringing the greatest awareness of spirit and the most evolved level of consciousness INTO the earth plane for the benefit of all.
Leo, when it is expressed in the masculine, is about the most fundamental, powerful, individual experience of radical, radiant self love and personal realization. It is about knowing oneself, at the most profound levels, to BE the Creator. When we embody this self love in a healthy, whole way, we light up everyone whose lives we touch—and they are given a transmission of radiant self love as well. This is a powerful, powerful combination, and when engaged with positive intent, we can at this time access our own strength, power, and radiance, while honoring the whole with absolute clarity.
Friday, Full Moon in Leo/Aquarius—Releasing Limitation and Learning to “Play Large”
Late Friday night, we all experience the Full Moon in Leo/Aquarius at 11:18 pm MST. Again, we have an opportunity to release all that no longer belongs to us, to release the old stories, the emotional baggage, the grief and pain that holds us back from our destiny to become fully actualized, great-hearted human beings, creating a world of magic and possibility for future generations. Leo is the Master Child—the one who knows how to Play Large—no holds barred, to live life fully, and full of heart. Aquarius truly allows us to experience the largest field of possibilities in our human journey. Let’s sense into and release all that stands in the way of our full realization.
Tami Brunk is a Shamanic Astrologer in training, freelance writer, poet, permaculturist and biophiliac based out of Albuquerque, New Mexico. She calls her astrological practice “heart centered astrology,” always asking the question—how is this sign (Gemini, Aquarius, Scorpio, etc.) expressed through the heart? She believes that humanity is currently moving from a mind-oriented Information Age to an era of intuitive and heart-centered knowing—and that this shift will enable us to powerfully emerge the new social structures, values, and modes of being to serve all humanity, the Earth, and future generations.
She can be reached at: (505) 243-3080 and tamibrunk@yahoo.com
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As it became dark and the stars began to peek out of the heavens, we all gathered at the main Anasazi ruins, at the highest point of the land. There Daniel Giamario, a Shamanic Astrologer who was traveling with us and teaching his wisdom, invited us once more, as he had on other occasions, to look up with him into the night sky.
Daniel’s knowledge and perception of the ancient ways is truly outstanding. Throughout the journey, Daniel was a star who gave of himself to help others. On this momentous night, he led us into an understanding of the heavens in a way that few of us had ever known. Together we gazed into Galactic Center, as he had taught us, and we spoke our own individual prayers into the cosmos…