Diana Badger

Weave of Seen & Unseen: Aries Prequel

The wonder-filled fire sign Aries presides over the newborn child, in all its innocence and free self-expression. To embrace this childlike ethos of daring and instinct, we might spend some time reconnecting with our own child self, with its spirit of delight and innovation. What helps us drop into this space? This will be of great assistance to the rebirthing work we have before us, as we need the judgment-free, intuitive parts of our being to be liberated from constraints.

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The Light in Life and Death: Pisces

The call to surrender that Pisces asks for is of the deepest possible allowing, such that our places of rigidity—our earthly forms and attitudes—are unmade, in order to be remade. This is tough, particularly with Saturn—the planetary impulse that disciplines us to rigidly hold to our material structures—still in ephemeral Pisces. We may feel as if trying to hold the banks of the river intact while the waters of undoing cascade wildly through them, threatening our stability.

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True to Ourselves, True to the Whole: Aquarius

As the second of the three “transpersonal” signs, detached Aquarius is perhaps best known for its socially-conscious, freedom-loving perspective on life. It is a sign full of paradox, however, given that it is ruled by both innovative, unpredictable Uranus and rhythmic, disciplined Saturn. When the two energies are gracefully combined, the essence of the archetype can act as a catalyst of inspiration and change, or in its Air sign capacity, as a weaver of the fabric of higher Truth through words and grounded actions.

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Staying the Course – Capricorn

Those with a signature of Saturn, Capricorn’s ruler, together with the Moon (or Cancer) may feel called inward, away from the thrum, perhaps into deeper connection with Capricorn’s Earth element, or its mystical side, seeking a light or quality of communion within oneself, through beauty or the natural world, that family cannot provide.

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Refining Our Beliefs – Sagittarius

Following this Sagittarian Archer impulse, we must be patient with the process of relocating our sense of purpose, one that may involve adventuring into entirely new territory in this era of Change. As Sag is the archetypal pilgrim in quest of renewed vision, so we too are called to don our pilgrim’s robes when under its influence.

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Seeing In the Dark – Scorpio

Looking at our unconscious patterning is difficult work, and calls in the Scorpio qualities of courageous inquiry and perseverance. Engaging with this process can feel threatening, but it is paramount if we are to grow the robust resilience that is and will continue to be needed as we face the radical changes afoot on our planet. Without such healing work, we will be at the whims of our more primitive reactions to perceived threats. But when we have faced our inner demons, allowed ourselves to become ‘undone,’ and found our way back, we can be ready to hold steady when outer perils arise.

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Keeping Beauty in Mind – Libra

As the seventh sign in the wheel, Libra has the important role of initiating the transition from the self-focused, personal development of the first six signs to the broader focus of connecting to and serving Humanity as a greater whole. For relational Libra, ruled by the ‘love’ planet Venus, feedback from others provides a valuable mirror to self.

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The Miraculous, Close In – Virgo

I’d mentioned the difficult seguey from Leo (yang) to Virgo (yin): while every sign compensates for the potential ‘excesses’ of its predecessor, there are some successive pairs that are more notably opposed than others. This is one of them. While Leo’s is a proud dance of abundance and creativity, Virgo is guided by simplicity, humility, and self-restraint.

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The Living Light of Love – Leo

With strife and discord predominating in the headlines, and uncertainty prevailing in our lives, the dignified Leo archetype is a welcome call to return to the center of ourselves. Ruled by the radiant Sun, whose warmth and light nourishes all life, Leo in turn rules the heart, that which connects us through resonance to the web of creation.

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The Eternal Now – Cancer

Ruled by the Moon, Cancer is associated with the sensitive, receptive, feminine part of ourselves. The Moon is the fastest moving heavenly body in our night sky; hence Cancer as an archetype invites moment to moment Presence in the here and now, with its ‘moods’ ever- changing. We may be one moment deeply peaceful, at one with the quiet stillness of mid-summer with its pervasive warm light, enjoying the slowing down of Gemini’s busy pace; and the next, washed by a dark mood of sorrow, aloneness, or uncertainty.

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