April – Crashing and Burning – The Great Cardinal Square

April 2014 may turn out to be a month that history will not ignore.  There’s a celestial battle taking place in the sky that has been going on for awhile and during the month of April a peak or tipping point is reached. This has a lot to do with the 126 year cycle of Uranus and Pluto.  Pluto is the destroyer, ruling toxic waste, corruption, elimination and despite all this has the power to transform and reform. The use of power to control others as well as the power of the group belongs to Pluto. Uranus is the humanitarian, revolutionary anarchist and has rule over technology and invention.  Kicking down rigid societal constructs is Uranus’ joy. When Pluto and Uranus engage, society changes. Add to this the Full Moon Lunar Eclipse on the 15^th and the New Moon Solar Eclipse on the 29^th and you have the makings of deep and profound changes.

Eclipses run in 19 year cycles. In 1995 there were Eclipses at these signs and degrees.  What was happening in your life then? What have you learned? What direction did your life take and can you use your current knowledge to guide you with the wisdom you have gained.

Uranus and Pluto square each other 7 times between 2012 and 2015.  The 5^th in that series of squares takes place on April 21, 2014. Into this particular square move Jupiter in Cancer and Mars in Libra creating what is called a Grand Square.  These four planets are either squaring or opposing one another and they are all connected to within a few degrees this month.  This is an explosive combination. 

So far we’ve seen earthquakes, mudslides, corrupt politicians, and unease and unrest in various parts of the world. This kind of activity will continue.

People with planets in the middling degrees of Aries, Cancer, Libra, and Capricorn feel the pinch of these planets and will continue to feel it for some time.  But the rest of us will not escape this configuration as all the elements are represented and affected. Earth, Air, Water and Fire all are taking a hit. 

There’s a battle going on within as well as without.  The need for independence balanced against the necessity of cooperation and collaborative efforts.  We may want to go it alone and be independent but circumstances may prevent that.  Maintaining the balance between the public and private life is a challenge for some.  Life’s direction and purpose come under review.

Letting go, releasing and giving up something is on the table for a lot of us. Letting go is painful. We’re creatures of habit and don’t like to step out of our comfort zone. These transits are a set up for change and resistance only makes the process more difficult.   We’re forced to give up something that we think is vital to our existence.  When we let go we open the way for something new and better to enter our lives.

Change does not have to be drastic for some it is the earthquake within that wakens them to new possibilities. Adjustments can be made to existing circumstances, new attitudes create new conditions. 

This month all the muck is going to rise to the surface. It is up to us to clear it away, clean it up and move on.  This is true on the personal level as well as on the world stage.  The environment and what humans are doing to it will hit home in a very big way. Justice, business, money, corruption all tie in to what is right and what is wrong about the world as we know it today.  Events will raise our awareness.  Some of these events will be like a slap in the face. It’s a wakeup call, so wake up folks!