The other night I did a Tarot reading for a friend (I often do a combination of astro-update and Tarot for people, it gives them a very full picture), and then I got him and Vajramala to look and comment while I did one for myself. The card that said the most to me was the Moon reversed, in the position of what is not clear to oneself.
This was the perfect card for a Neptune transit. The Moon card says you are in the womb of the unconscious, the Neptunian equivalent of the transformational Pluto underworld journey. The reversal of the card said that I was experiencing the confusion that can come with this. Suddenly all was clear, so to speak. Because while on a day-to-day level things are quite straightforward, the bigger picture around what I am doing and where I am going just seems to have been getting more confused. And with a Neptune transit that’s often part of the deal.
So the next thing was to see if I could somehow approach that confusion. Time to try an Australian Bush Remedy. These remedies work for me and I found myself reading up about Mint Bush. Here was what Ian White said:
“Mint Bush is for the trials and tribulations that one goes through just prior to, or at the same time as, spiritual initiation. It is for the period when you feel you are being tested, often to your limits. There is the burning off of all the dross to allow you to emerge to a new spiritual level. Often at this time there is chaos and confusion, and there can even be a sense of being in a void. Many people find their old beliefs and values obsolete, falling like crumbling stone pillars around them… What also comes tumbling down, once these pillars have been removed, are the old structures that they have set up, and around which they have built their lives.”
This described my emerging position pretty well. As often happens when moving things on by magical means (which is how I view these remedies), it started working before I’d taken it, as I walked to the shop to buy it. I was walking taller, there was a spring in my step.
This was only yesterday, but out of the necessary period of confusion is emerging clarity and relief. There is suddenly a real distance emerging between me and that old wound, it’s starting to feel like it’s gone, it’s been left behind on the roadside. It’s only the beginning of my double transit, and I reckon what’s happening is probably much bigger than is yet clear to me. It’s not just about one bit of me sorting, it’s going to feed through into everything else. And that’s going to take a while. It’s wonderful.
3 comments:
I love to think of Neptune transits as hydrotherapy, such as burn victims receive: initially it can be a bit painful, but it's easier once you realize that what's getting washed away is just the stuff that's already dead and no longer useful.
Keep walking tall!
What you're describing is the South Node in Taurus exactly. This verifies my how strong the underlying nodal theme is in our lives and adds to my studies. The transits you described are including this axis and maybe the Taurus time now is highlighting the dilemma. I've seen this struggle with materialism in every single Taurean SN I've encountered.
North Node in Scorpio
This axis is especially relevant now as Pluto goes into Capricorn and the Scorpio understanding of resource usuage comes in. maybe those with the NN in Scorpio, and remembrance of Taurean material attachments, can be of help to the collective with their talent. This article is a portent.
Thanks jm. Very useful. There's something to do with materialism, and something to do with Saturn, that I've yet to sort, and it's shadow stuff, the opposite of my family background, who base their lives around all that.
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