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The Astrology of 2016: A Change of Frequencies
“We do not grow absolutely, chronologically. We grow sometimes in one
dimension, and not in another; unevenly. We grow partially. We are
relative. We are mature in one realm, childish in another. The past,
present, and future mingle and pull us backward, forward, or fix us in
the present. We are made up of layers, cells, constellations.” Anais Nin
The next four years between 2016-2020 are the fading Dementor-like wisps or death
throes of a long cycle of dissolution and disruption which began in 2008 leading to a
fresh new beginning at the Saturn /Pluto conjunction in Capricorn in 2020. Before you
ask:” Does that mean nothing will change or progress in 2016? “, read on…….
2016 is not simply another year in a linear time-line, it is not a passing trend. It
will infuse and enmesh itself into consciousness, rather than seem to pass us by. It is an
energy threshold; a turn in the story; or as the current astrology describes, an entirely
new evolution of both consciousness and world events -- at the same time. It marks a
permanent shift of frequency as planets on the Mutable Cross of Gemini, Virgo,
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Sagittarius and Pisces, encounter the tuning forks of the Galactic Centre, the
Great Attractor along with black holes, pulsars and masers.
The Mutable signs start with Gemini, move to Virgo, Sagittarius, and finally end with
Pisces. These signs all mediate between the Cardinal action signs and the Fixed power
signs. How do they do this? By arranging and re-arranging mentally, physically,
intuitively and emotionally the connections that will ultimately harmonise spiral patterns
of energy that encourage growth and evolution.
2016 will be a year of reckoning and reclamation, of practicality, inventiveness
and resourcefulness- once you learn to surf the waves of Neptunian dissolution and
transformation. Neptune/Chiron in Pisces, Saturn in Sagittarius, Jupiter and the Node of
Fate in Virgo are creating time bending, paradigm dissolving altered states of being. The
challenge is to build radical visionary structures to support your evolving intentions as
the old ways and certainties dissolve inside the spacious, infinite flow. A Yang Fire
Monkey Year of constant change, instability and flux will push to the max the
Yin receptive qualities of Virgo and Pisces where the fate changing eclipses will
fall. The elemental shift is from Fixed/Cardinal to Mutable/Cardinal - unstable, dynamic,
seeking.Every one of us will be feeling our way towards sheltering, sustaining and
stabilising humanity in crisis - through daily work and collaboration. It is no longer a
viable option to hide your head in the sand - the world has arrived at your front
door. Now the personal really is the political and vice versa. The Saturn/Neptune
refugee crisis is one of the challenges of this time, as the flood of humanity breaches the
borders of Europe .Saturn in Sagittarius strengthens religious terrorism and
fundamentalism, on every side of the debate. A new era of social revolution begins
in June 2016 when outer planet Uranus the Awakener conjuncts Eris, the 10th
planet in Aries. Known as the two Lords of Chaos, this radically new and powerful
transpersonal energy will be wild, edgy, unsettling and explosive. Astrologically, Eris can
be thought of as the Great Disrupter, but with a purpose, shaking up what is stagnant in
consciousness. More than ever, in 2016, you must choose your ideals and values to
impact the reality in which you live. Do you hide, quivering behind doors, with streets
patrolled by armed police? Or do you accept that 21st century life on this planet is
disruptive and dangerous, that the Western illusion of order and protection has been
washed away? Outer planets Pluto, Uranus, Neptune and Saturn aligned with the new
planets, centaurs, black holes and quasars are bringing wild energy into our lives. In
2016, we will be crossing the inflection point where the world is being forcibly
unified yet made existentially anxious about what this means.
Jupiter plays a crucial role in 2016, pushing you to step away from your reliance and
acceptance of manipulative information and disinformation to arrive at your own truths,
first through understanding then hard won wisdom. Until September 2016, the
Hierophant is refracting Ray 2 of Love and Wisdom through earthy, focused Virgo
meeting the North Node of Fate in late July. In September as Jupiter crosses the
World Axis into Libra, the planet steps onto the razor edged path whose
esoteric mantra is: “We choose the way which leads between the two great
lines of force”. From then on Jupiter is refracting the 3rd Ray of Active Intelligence
demonstrating the art of spiritual compromise - willingness to yield on all non-essentials,
all the while persuading and inspiring. We begin to understand the need for single steps
along the path; serving wisely, offering just the correct amount of assistance.
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2016 Astrology Time Line
Waning Uranus/Pluto Square January - April 2016
Uranus Conjunct Eris June 2016 onwards
Saturn square Neptune June and September 2016
Jupiter conjunct North Node July 30 2016
Jupiter opposite Chiron August 2016
Jupiter enters Libra Sept 10 2016
Jupiter sextile Saturn November and December 2016
Jupiter square Pluto November and December 2016
Jupiter opposite Uranus December 2016
Saturn trine Uranus December 2016
Saturn square Chiron December 2016
Eclipse Dates For Your Diary
8 March Solar eclipse at 18 degrees Pisces
23 March Lunar eclipse at 3 degrees Aries/Libra
1 September Solar eclipse at 9 degrees Virgo
16 September Lunar eclipse at 23 degrees Pisces/Virgo
What Does 2016 Mean For You?
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Until 28 April 2017 your mission statement will play out along the Virgo/Pisces
axis. Whichever part of your life Virgo /Pisces represent in your chart and psyche will
become receiving stations and antennae for earthing the new frequencies. Eclipses are
cosmic wild cards bringing unexpected change through circumstances outside your
control, pausing then re-booting the part of your life where they fall. People leave,
people arrive. Doors open, doors close. Situations, relationships, careers end, new ones
begin. To collaborate with this, go within through various methods of introspection. Use
discernment, discretion, sensitivity. Be empathetic, offer your services, but not without
using good judgement about who you help and why. Separate the useful from
impractical or nonsensical. Use helicopter vison, seeing both the forest and the trees.
Pay attention to the small things. Things will need to be tested for their effectiveness in
the real world and discarded without fanfare or emotion if they do not live up to their
promise. In everything you do, on every level, things must work, plain and simple. They
must be healthy and produce results. In so many ways you are setting off on the
ultimate Vision Quest: searching for your own answers instead of looking outside.
Moving from being at effect to being at cause. When you consult with your Self as Oracle
what do you say? What do you know that surprises you? What big question don’t you
want to ask yourself? How will you recognise the answers?
Visionary Activist Principles For 2016
1. Believe nothing, entertain possibilities.
2. Imagination lays the train tracks for reality to follow.
3. Better to create prophecy than live prediction.
4. Help is always available; operators are standing by.
5. If something is a problem, make it bigger. Do more of it. The symptom will disappear
6. You only possess the power of an insight when you give it expression.
7. Creativity comes from paradox. We aspire to be disciplined wild people who are
radical traditionalists.
Caroline Casey
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