First Blog - The journey

Hello reader and welcome to my blog's very first post.

Be warned this blog is I must admit one that I am not expecting grandness, nor the deep tides of revelation from, nor the triumphs of wisdom or the decree of true understanding, but what I do want is the mundane and practical honesty of what simply is - having a passion and hunger for the astrological field, the divinational arts and the quest for a deeper unity I want to share the thoughts that rise at times through me, those given by others and at least try to share the wonderful awe that is inspired when I stand, bare foot beneath the midnight starry sky, and glimpse upon a world so vast that I am both a minute and irrelevant glimmer of stardust and yet a miraculous miracle of creation.

Right now I am writing this in transit, in a crowded train that sets from Galway to the Eireann capital Dublin, currently we are trailing the coastline ready to turn east to the city – the mild hinterland, the grand open ocean and the vast greenery, stirs despite the bumps and throttles that accompanies a train journey, a silent sense of stillness – so much so I am drawn to finally start a blog, a directive I had placed upon myself at the turn of the year – it may of taken the year to get here, but it is better now then never....

I want this blog to stand as a way of record for my own thoughts, notions and explorations of astrology so how better to start then with a question.

Recently a friend asked me was I worried about the ongoing Uranus/ Saturn opposition, I was at first somewhat startled by the view – as although she herself is a working professional, and perhaps far more knowledgeable in the arena of that stars then I may ever be, I must admit that I had never grown to view such a combination as a truly negative alignment.

Her worried filed words I sense were a reflection of her life, these past few months have being difficult ones, with both trials and tears, with movement and shifts within her sense of foundation that she had neither expected nor prepared for – it dares to be the cleansing and declaration of the innocent self, by the painful trial of past karmas and soulful growth, a stirring none of us crave but all, sooner or later, greet and share our lives with.

To my eyes it is much like the flow of a long lost lover, and it has its part within each our our lives, so from such an understanding I feel it is best viewed as an opportunity to return to the essence that rests beneath the mortal guise and summon forth the true intentions, directions and soul calling.With such a combination of opposition it is fair to say that we will tend to project inner tensions to external vibrations and most likely project them onto others around us, especially through the links of our social and intimate relationships.

These tensions are said to arise as a result of the clash of the Saturn and Uranus energy patterns that rest and move within us, and provide us with the platform for personal change and transmutation, for until we reach such a state we will continue to remain operating within the folds of there restrictive flux.

For all involved the cleansing action is somewhat like the feeling of being torn between two polarised directions, the past-future, the order to the chaos, the orthodox and the unorthodox, stability will desire change that can shake the foundations of our very being (and much like the economy and its down turn) will offer a return to that which is more important beyond the superficial and materialistic guises we partake of.

In varying degrees it seems that we are all finding it difficult to decide on life directions, paths, and progressions - in the anxiety and fear of becoming biased towards one pole to the repeated exclusion of the other, we to some degree repress or ignored the planetary qualities of such polar opposites, this has lead to a cultivation of a sense of procrastination and stillness – although these seem like negative qualities they also ensure we allow ourselves to calm down, to clear our minds and reassure ourselves of what we truly want and prepare us the way forward, but at the price of needing to maintain both options, we have gain neither beyond the deadlock of a beaten chance.

It also seems to be giving people a harder edge in their personalities, which I believe is partly a result of trying to maintain a fixed inner centre against the other inner planetary attractions, fighting for our own control against the motions of the cosmos, allowing the will of the self to dominate the natural flow of creation may for a time create a sense of hollow security but sooner or later the tides must change and a more realistic and practical way of progression found.

Personally I feel it it is more within the flow of the moments that the Uranian energies will be less expressed than the Saturnian ones, this will allow for some degree of re-balancing to happen which will be most adaptable and easily engaged through personal creativity and allowing ourselves to be more free and less tightly bound in our expectations of things we have little control over.

I believe such a potent combination will stir the dissolution of limiting self-images within many, and an promote an inner growth of freedom granted to others. All too often we attempt to direct the lives of other for them, out of care or simply knowing better – but the Uranus/ Saturn opposition reminds us that karmatic change and growth can only be influenced, as ultimately others must be allowed to make there own choices – or we dominate our own growth in a castrating effect of an empty sacrifice.

The Uranian characteristics also seem to be emerging in the growth of involvement within social reforming groups, where we are attempting to release the aspect of our nature in an active manner through questioning the Establishment for the sake of a greater good.

What my friend, like many others are wary of is a bias towards Uranus, that leads to losing the awareness of the essential Saturn values in life. I personally feel that such a battle of mythological enemies will sow the seeds of fresh life among the battle fields of a long coming conflict – for to continue as we are, unchallenged in both macro and microcosmic states is foolhardy and robbing us of self illumination, hence the need for cleansing and reaffirmation of our true goals, which due to our human flaws can only be done most efficiently is life when it makes us do so – by giving us few chances but those of engaging and overcoming our current challenges.

Once done, both personal and economic peace may again be restored and the transmutation of the Uranus and Saturn qualities will allow our greater positive aspects to illuminate through the darkness of the self ignorance of our greater forms and purpose.