Epiphany - JANUARY TRANSITS

I make no apology for the fact that this will be a long, and probably detailed, read.  My posts always remain on the blog so you can keep returning and take in a bit at a time if that suits you better - or feel free to print them off and refer to throughout the month.  

I will always have a breakdown week by week after the narrative so you can fast-forward if you want to.  I do not have the time to post weekly, certainly not daily, in order to make this more bite-sized, and to be honest that isn't the way my brain sees the patterns.  I look at a month as a whole seeing the series of gates being activated and the larger themes that float out, I often refer back to previous months (sometimes even back through several years) and look forward too to see how the flow appears.

Being January this post is also somewhat of a scene-setter for the year generally so will likely include some bigger picture aspects as well.  

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Epiphany

The one thing that jumps out this month, as we start the new calendar year of 2019, is 6th January, hence this month's title!  I make no promises for actual epiphanies ... aside from Christ appearing to the Gentiles as represented by the Magi, my Concise Oxford Dictionary gives this meaning ... a moment of sudden and great revelation - as I say, no promises ... but there are some biggish shifts around and of course the beginning of the new Human Design year falls on 22 January, immediately after the Yule Full moon which is also a lunar eclipse.

So what's so special about 6th January - New Moon occurs at 01:30 (GMT) followed by the solar eclipse at 01:43 both in gate 54.1.

"The possibility of having an influence is small.  Do not react against the adversity, but retreat into stillness and patience.  Good fortune comes to one who accepts a background position."  BBW, and Chetan says "Being confident: Even in lowly situations, be true to yourself."

About 5 hours beforehand Pluto moves out of this New Moon gate and returns to 61, a crown gate - inner truth - he spent March to early June there last year giving us our first taster ... if you journal it may be interesting to think/look back to this period and see what was going on, you may find these same issues are revisited over the following months.  

Apart from a brief return to 54 mid September for a month (the final pass through 54 for another 200 and something years) we have inner truth in the frame for the whole of 2019 and on into 2021 - Pluto spends around 3 years in each gate with a little shimmying to and fro with retrogrades.  So 6th January marks a change of emphasis for all things soul destiny; Pluto has been in 54 since the beginning of 2016 or so; a long run for us to have worked that upgrading energy.

On the 6th we also have Uranus turning direct at 3.3.  This is another very slow moving planet and this moment marks the final pass through 3 before heading on to 27 in April for the rest of the year.  I for one will be grateful as he's been dancing on my Sun placement for some considerable time and given one name for gate 3 is 'difficulty at the beginning'  and Uranus is about 'shocking awakenings' ... mmm, you can probably see my point - never mind the fact I've been in my Chiron return ... more of him shortly ... told you 6th was a BIG day!  

Everyone of course has been experiencing sacral-root definition with Uranus in 3 hooking up with the South node in 60 for the last few months - we still have this in play till 20th February in the transit charts ... so a lot more generators are going to be born, all with that format channel ... be very interesting to see what they are doing as adults in some 20-30 years time :-) ... I did warn you, this wouldn't be a short read!

3-60 - the channel of mutation, an individual energy, pulse-like and part of the knowing circuit.  This is the quantum leap channel and when present in a chart drives everything else - hence, format!  The moving from chaos to order, endlessly, sums up this energy!

And I mentioned Chiron ... well ... trumpets at the ready, on the 6th he moves to 25 not returning to 36 for another 50 years!  Hooray!  25 is all about innocence a different energy for healing compared with the 'darkening of the light' of 36.  

3.3 Uranus final turning point in gate 3 ...

"Do not act on your own.  Seek the advice of the Sage and remain patient until the path is clearly shown." BBW

It would appear that this day is one for pausing and being realistic whilst the new energies settle in. With Uranus turning direct we have all the planets moving direct for a couple of months until early March and the regular Mercury fun and games for 3 weeks, turning direct again as it happens on 29th March. 

For the UK/Europe readers that date might be familiar ... so just for fun ... here is a line for Mercury for that day ... oh boy this is perfect ... Mercury direct in 63.6 29th March 2019: 

"Anticipating:  When completing anything remain present and looking forwards.  Dragging your mind out of past situations into the present is a lifelong awareness process." Chetan

Neptune will also be at this precise point as well - "The conjunction indicates a channel between the conscious mind and the unconscious mind, and both the energy and information flowing through this conduit need to be carefully integrated if a variety of imbalances and distortions is not to be created. The faculty of imagination will be highly stimulated and developed, and this will certainly require appropriate channels to be focused on so that other problems of perception are not created. The issue of mental realities is one which can make you unsettled, especially as you can tend to make mistakes in judgement based on misinterpreting facts and suggestive information. https://astromatrix.org/Horoscopes/Planet-Aspects/Mercury-Conjunct-Neptune" Mmmmm

Jupiter is in gate 5 for nearly all of January and will be near or conjunct the Great Attractor through the 6th until the 3rd week so we are still dealing with that energy that Mercury triggered back in late October, the whole raking up the past, seeing the future and every other option sufficient to drive you stir-crazy ... if you aren't aware and focused.  By now though you should be very aware, especially as Chiron was working hard for you to see your inner light and will now be looking at your innocence; not really anywhere to hide, especially once Pluto settles firmly into that gate of inner truth.  

Of course all the while we have Saturn the judge and teacher working us over through 38 (the fighter) so I think we are in for a period of some soul-searching in terms of which battles we are fighting, why we are fighting them and what, if anything, they have to do with our own soul paths.

Hekate is going to be just about conjunct the Super Galactic Centre (46.4) all month - this is the fixed point that draws us to soul connection, soul mates, soul destinies.  Hekate is the keeper of the crossroads, also a herbalist and seer.  46 is about serendipities, and embodiment.  So watch out for those 'chance' occurrences that lead to some insight, we have Pluto highlighting inner truth now and Jupiter urging us to expand and move ahead, make a choice, take a path having weighed all the history (great attractor point).  

46.4 "It is time to rededicate yourself to your roots and the source of your strength.  Steady your present ambitions by anchoring them to the past.  Whether or not you can see any prospect of immediate success, this will ultimately mean good fortune."  HB

Full Moon occurs 21st January (05:18) with a Lunar Eclipse (05:13) both in 60.5.  This is the first full moon since the new moon after Solstice so by some ancient systems a Yule Moon which marks the end of Yuletide and the celebration of the Sun surviving another round of being chased by the Wolf!  It's also considered by some to be mid-winter.  

"Any limitation you would impose on another must first be accepted and practised by yourself.  Be gentle, innocent and truthful in all things now."  BBW

OK, enough rambling, here are the weekly summaries.

31st December - 5th January - Sun 38 (fighter) Earth 39 (hardship) - I'll be honest these are quite challenging energies.  We do have Mercury running through 11 and over the Galactic Centre, which marks the point of peace on earth in many ways, the balance between the extremes, so hopefully a soothing influence.  Venus has been very insightful in relationships the last week or so (and not necessarily warm fuzzy-ones, but insightful nonetheless as we head for a few years of inner truth).  Mars is in 25 warming us up for Chiron's arrival here next week.  Given Saturn is conjunct with the Sun this week this seems like a week to be very mindful, return to your own counsel and avoid confrontation.

2nd - 38.2 (Sun/Saturn position) - "Being Courteous: A spirit of conciliation furthers your purpose.  Being relaxed in your attitude to others allows for the possibility to intuit your own purpose." Chetan

Tyr is in 28 during this period which gives us the channel of Struggle, he is about truth and justice and the sacrifice which is sometimes necessary for the greater good.  A sober week all round I think.

6th - 10th - See all the above!  We have Sun in the upgrade, Earth in 53 (gradual progress), Venus moving through alchemy and into power and Mars may be very opinionated!  This is a huge week, although I suspect it will only manifest gradually over the coming weeks.  

11th - 16th - Sun in 61 and now conjunct with Pluto and Earth in 62.  So here we have the turbo-boost to a year of Inner Truth with the Sun highlighting this Pluto energy.  There are a lot of activations around that could be obstructive with Mercury starting the period in the gate of the fighter echoing Saturn, Venus being powerful and then focused and Mars moving from opinions through to control.  I think the Earth's position could be the stabilising energy this week, it's all about resisting being seduced into the struggle or into aggressive actions and recognising that nonaction is a more productive stance.

62.4 - (Earth on 14th) "Being Patient: Being watchful for principled opportunities.  You accept the need to be cautious especially in situations when you see yourself as right."  Chetan

17th - 21st - Sun in 60 and Earth in 56.  So here we have a week of the Sun and Earth with the Nodal energies.  A big week for beginning to sort through what you really believe, what stories you tell yourself, take a look at where you may be limiting yourself by the stories you tell.  Mercury is catching up to a rendezvous with the Sun later in the month but for this week will be echoing through the 54 energy we've seen so much of and then ushering in Pluto's 61.  With Pluto now highlighting inner truth and Chiron urging the healing of your innocence a good week to do a stock-take especially as we have the Full Moon and Lunar Eclipse to end this period.  22nd begins the new Human Design cycle, so a chance to spend this last week working through where you want to start over.

56.6 (Earth on 21st) - "One must not abandon the inner attitude of the wanderer.  Through carelessness you can quickly lose all that you have gained." BBW. This relates to the notion you should travel mindfully in a foreign land.

22nd - 27th - Sun in 41, Earth in 31, so happy new year!  

Here we have energies around fantasy and dreaming 'what next' and the importance of language and words in leadership.  We had these positions as the nodes for the middle of last year if you recall.  During this week Mars moves to 51, the gate of shock, and in doing so will activate Chiron sitting in 25 so we'll have just over a week of the channel of the Shaman to tap into.  Given this connects the sense of self and the will (power) centres and we have Mercury conjuncting with the Sun in that fantasy gate AND we have Venus in 26 (the Trickster) there is the potential for some verbal shenanigans I would say.  

The Earth's position on 26th seems the soundest advice "Adaptability is advisable.  Avoid pushing or chasing others.  There is no remorse if you listen carefully to the Sage."  BW

28th - 31st - Sun in 19 and Earth in 33 - now this really is the time to retreat!  Mercury is still in step with the Sun's position which is the gate of sensitivity and the Earth is in retreat taking those moments where you need to return to the self to regroup.  Venus will be willing to bring peace and ideas and passes the Galactic Centre right toward the end of this period but Mars is still hooked up to 51 and triggering Chiron and now we have Jupiter making his move into 26, there is little room for manoeuvre save to sit quietly and watch how life plays out.  

Odin and Tyr are in 44 at this point which will trigger Jupiter in 26 giving all the channel of enterprise.  44 is all about being able to see who is approaching, which aids spotting the less attractive side of 26!  Odin and Tyr are a powerful pairing of all-seeing and truth-seeking, so in this gate of Approach they are handy allies.

Mars on 28th in 51.4 "You are mired in resistance to events.  Quiet your ego, accept the situation, and open your heart to learning what you need to learn."

That feels like a challenging month to me albeit with some interesting new energies at play.  By the end of the month I would hope there is the opportunity to have worked through some demons and be ready to catch all the direct motion of the planets to make lighter work of February!

And now to the Runes, I asked which would like to step forward to offer its guidance for January and it was Eihwaz ... again!  We clearly have not finished working with this energy, and to be honest given all the above I'm not at all surprised to see this Rune again.  

In fact Eihwaz is very appropriate because the first half-month is this Rune's time.

The second, 13 - 28 January is Perthro and that fits perfectly with epiphanies and Hekate working in the gate of chances and serendipity.

So, Eihwaz - it's the 13th rune in the Elder Futhark and it is associated with death.  Here though you can see it in the broader sense of dying to old ways, old beliefs, etc.  This is a good fit with Pluto bringing in the inner truth energy ... a chance to really see what needs dying to ... and the nodes are supporting this too with the focus on seeing where you have been contained and what you can bring forward from travelling with your eyes open and being mindful of your environment.

Eihwaz is also associated with the chakra system and the Kundalini energy, in fact, of awakenings, and we have activations to that shamanic channel this month.  In order to move forward we need to make space and leave behind what does not serve for the new cycle to take root.  

This Rune brings the energy for seeing what needs to be sacrificed, that is echoed in the position of Odin and Tyr this month ... epiphancies are there for the grasping, or perhaps, the noticing and stepping into, or may be dropping the resistance to something that has been calling but that requires the letting go of something else.

I will be back with any further musings through the month.

Happy New Year to you all.