Threshold

On the verge,
the edge of,
the opening of what

is inevitable.
A new era.
The future arrives, and
it’s here and now.

Stand in this moment,
Be fully present in the upheaval,
the upwelling,
the surge.
Full speed ahead.

There is power and vision in these times,
as the past falls away and the future rushes in. Everything changes.
Be fully present in these moments
dancing at the threshold.

Each beginning is paired with an ending. Looking forward, trying to be done with the past… it’s usually not cut and dried. There is some back and forth. Preparations are planned while taking out the trash or squaring away the leftovers. Pulled in multiple directions. Without a doubt, change is here and there is no turning back. The threshold. 

Saturn in Pisces tasks us to get serious about our beliefs, clarify our dreams and be realistic about our ideals. The wisdom and maturity in vulnerability. Boundaries and expectations are reconsidered and at times, simply dissolve.

As always, look to where/what house that Pisces is placed in your chart. During Saturn’s 2 ½ year transit through Pisces, the mutable signs of Pisces, Virgo, Gemini and Sagittarius will be challenged to restructure and mature.

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“Wonder is part fascination, part ability to believe in things as they are, part willingness to be confused, even devastated at times, by the epic mysteriousness of ordinary things.”
Stephen Jenkinson, from Die Wise

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The Equinox (March 20) is always a kickstarter, and this year there are additional shifts in the gears that drive us forward. The following day, the Moon joins the Sun, fresh in Aries for a New Moon and square Mars as Pluto prepares to leave Capricorn and step into Aquarius (March 23). The mood is energetic, assertive or downright pushy. Everything changes.

Breakdown and breakthrough. Surrender and renew.

Pluto in Aquarius for three months this year offers a sense of what’s ahead for the next twenty years.

The planet of a catharsis, death and rebirth, power and fear is moving into a new expression. Pluto turns us inside-out. This isn’t our first go ‘round with Pluto, but we’re heading into a new and very different territory. A futuristic leap. I suspect that the rise of technology will play a big part, as will the organic forces of the natural world. Radical shifts in power dynamics.

How does this show up for you?  An examination of your birth chart towards what houses and planets are activated leads to greater insight.

After months of treading on thin air, Mars is activated, we gain traction and pick up speed!  Mars has been in Gemini (due to retrograde) since August 20, 2022 and moves into Cancer toward the end of the March. The mood is restless, motivated and reactive.

March 7 Virgo Full Moon

March 7 Saturn in Pisces

March 12 Jupiter conjunct Chiron

March 16 Venus in Taurus

March 19 Mercury in Aries­

March 20 Equinox! Sun in Aries

March 21 New Moon in Aries

March 23 Pluto in Aquarius

March 25 Mars in Cancer

Notice all the planets changing signs in March 2023, we will be seeing the world through a changing lens and adjusting to new frames of reference. Multiple, steep learning curves.

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Threshold
Seeds of Inquiry

What is falling away in my life?

Am I hanging on to what is no longer sustainable?

What does freedom look like for me?

 

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“At any time you can ask yourself: At which threshold am I now standing? At this time in my life, what am I leaving? Where am I about to enter? What is preventing me from crossing my next threshold? What gift would enable me to do it? A threshold is not a simple boundary; it is a frontier that divides two different territories, rhythms, and atmospheres. Indeed, it is a lovely testimony to the fullness and integrity of an experience or a stage of life that it intensifies toward the end into a real frontier that cannot be crossed without the heart being passionately engaged and woken up. At this threshold a great complexity of emotion comes alive: confusion, fear, excitement, sadness, hope. This is one of the reasons such vital crossings were always clothed in ritual. It is wise in your own life to be able to recognize and acknowledge the key thresholds: to take your time; to feel all the varieties of presence that accrue there; to listen inward with complete attention until you hear the inner voice calling you forward. The time has come to cross.”

John O’Donohue from To Bless the Space Between Us: A Book of Blessings

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There’s more of course… that’s it for now. I invite you to contact me for a deeper look into your thread weaving through your personal cycles for 2023. It’s a good time to look ahead.

Navigation in the Mystery

Your astrological chart is a potent pattern: it is the matrix that reveals how the planets speak within you. Prediction is a matter of looking down the river to interpret and sense the shape and flow of the journey ahead. Consult your celestial compass: What are the conditions and optimal ways to navigate? What are your possibilities and options?

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When you bring consciousness to anything, things begin to shift.” Eve Ensler

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The sun, the moon and the planets are your allies in seeking truth.
They offer parameters, milestones and timing.
They open doors – if you are willing to step through the threshold to
deeper understanding and self-acceptance.
I welcome your inquiry.
I offer navigation in the mystery through astrology and tarot.
With Love,
Jacqueline

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Artwork: Julie Dillon, Gateway and Planetary Alignment and Janie Olson, If the Wild Bird Could Speak