Back
to School:
From Virgo to Libra, reconciling opposites.
Mercury
went direct on Saturday, and not a moment too soon. Now as Mars
screeches to a grinding halt (it will go direct on Sept 27), we
may actually be ready to proceed. This has been the most sluggish
'back to school' vibe in recent memory, with all of Virgo (the sign
ruling work) plagued by the aforementioned retrogrades, as well
as those of Uranus and Neptune.
The week began with The Dalai Lama blessings in Central Park, The
Galileo spacecraft crashing into Jupiter, and the 58th session of
the General Assembly of the United Nations; not to mention the less
than welcome visit of GW Bush here in New York at the UN (and on
my block) this Tuesday.
The
aspects to W's chart are stressful to say the least and as he undoubtedly
will try to make a case for the continuation of his unjustifiable
war in Iraq, I'm reminded of Ricky saying to Lucy: "Lucy, you've
got a lot of explaining to do."
The
tension in my east side midtown neighborhood is mounting, with notices
posted in residential buildings to have ID's on you at all times.
What
have we come to?
Libra
is the sign of balance, the place in the zodiac we attempt to find
the middle ground between opposites. It is said to be the sign of
peace, but I think it's more accurate to describe the turmoil of
Libra as striving for peace as it searches for the truth.
What's
the connection between these events:
The Associated Press said it best when describing why the space
craft was named after the renaissance astronomer:
The
spacecraft was named for Galileo Galilei, the Italian astronomer
who discovered Jupiter's four largest moons in 1610 and whose understanding
of the mechanics of the solar system sometimes ran afoul of Vatican
orthodoxy.''Remember, he wanted the truth, whatever it was,'' said
Jim Erickson, a former Galileo project manager. ''And we provided
it.''
The
search for the truth often makes for a lack of popularity, but so
what?
May
the new moon in Libra (Rosh Hashana) on Thursday night (Sept 25)
infuse us with peace, a sense of renewal, and the courage to live
truthfully.
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