Ease & Grace: Two Grand Trines Meet Venus in Cancer
A much welcome arrival of emotional intelligence, compassion and intuition is one the fore.
Photo: Samarra, the Pagan Priestess of Love, performed by Lana Turner in the Prodigal.
This Friday, August 7th at 8:08 am PST; Venus enters the realm of Cancer. Such an arrival is a harbinger of much needed softness, intuition, poetry and nurturance withing the emotional realm of present humanity. But across the celestial skies, we have a stellium of intense planets in her opposite sign of Capricorn, continuing their demolition project of power, control, and dominance. The silver lining of which, I believe to be, is a greater social restructuring: a new foundation for all of humanity. One of inclusivity, civility and peace. Contrarily, this is a remarkable theme I’ve especially noticed since January, because in its process, has caused much divisiveness and polarized energies upon the presence of earth. It’s as if Cancer is in a dynamic tug-of-war with the other side; unfairly numbered, patriarchal and stacked against. Still, her radiance, however lacking in dynamic brute strength; is matched by a more subcutaneous, visceral and pearlescent resonance stirring in the hearts, imaginations and souls of those sensitized to feel her presence. Soft yes, but never to be underestimated, as she rules the domain of the open ocean and our very satellite, the Moon. One need only to gently remember the depths, crashing waves, unsuspecting rip tides and even tsunamis of the oceanic realm, to recognize the fullness of this Cancerian quality of love.
At the time of her arrival, Venus will be conjunct our collective north node of Gemini; only degrees away, and for this I’m grateful. The duo of energy will deliver a pronounced influence and perhaps inspire us to collectively share our “truth” with more sincerity, emotional maturity and compassion. Yes, it’s crucial to operate with integrity and to take a stand; this is social and personal responsibility; but we mustn’t become accidental oppressors in the process. This is our balance point and it speaks directly to the energetic axis of our nodal soul direction as one continuum of energy. This collective soul evolution we are experiencing does not exist in a vacuum. Neither does our consciousness or humanity. We must learn to move forward with greater inclusivity and grace. Venus will assist us, but we must integrate her potent energy; consciously and intentionally. Much is at stake as of late and one of the greatest insights I can share from my personal and objective experiences, is that now is a time of either leaping forward, into the open ocean of consciousness, compassion and emotional depth; and to do so with faith, or risk being pushed. The choice, as always; is individuated. But the edge is here and it is now. What frayed ends are you still grasping onto? In your rational mind, in your consciousness? In your belief systems? In your image of self, community and humanity? What corners of these require illumination? Is there an about face that must happen? If ever there was a time to let go; it is now. I encourage you to make the most of these transits. They are passing, and their energies contain unique gifts, in ever shifting combinations. Our very existence is centered amidst a kaleidoscope of possibilities and beauty; if only we have the eyes to see.
To conclude, we have two beautiful Grand Trines blessing us this month! They intersect each other and then rather poetically, the water trine dissolves, leaving behind the earth trine to station for 5 days! This is a potent time to seed the new earth! Intensions, visions, plans, dreams and literal seeds would be truly dynamic to conjure under this transit. Grand Trines provide an energetic organization of ease and support and especially harmonize the frequencies of the element they preside within. And with our first trine holding frequency in the realm of water; we at first have a tremendous opportunity to refine our emotional integrity. Then, the earth trine takes formation and the frequencies of both trines working in tandem, can lend us much needed reprieve; the sort we can feel viscerally. For ease of reference, I meticulously tracked the entire procession and listed the time tables below. The Grand Water Trine takes formation between Neptune in Pisces, Moon in Scorpio and Venus in Cancer. The Grand Earth Trine forms for an unusually long transit between Jupiter in Capricorn, Mercury in Virgo and Uranus in Taurus. The Moon will move from Scorpio to Sagittarius at the beginning stages of this transit, lending a quality of deep and psychically informed inspiration and visionary integrity.
Grand Water Trine Forms: Sunday, August 23, 2020 at 10:19 pm PST
Grand Earth Trine Forms: Monday, August 24, 2020 at 7:40 pm PST
Grand Water Trine Dissolves: Monday, August 24th, 2020 at 10:37 pm PST
Grand Earth Trine Dissolves: Saturday, August 29, 10:21 pm PST
Here is the visual sequence of these beautiful, celestial formations. Note, the trines take the shape of a triangle, which is based on exact angles, patterns of symmetry and energetic relationships between planets.
Grand Water Trine of August
As you can see; Venus, the pink glyph (sign) on the lower left is beautifully forward stationed, but alone in her realm. She is met with opposition across the starry skies by the patriarchal energies of Pluto, Capricorn and Saturn. We will have to consciously integrate that much more to benefit from this transit. In other words; start feeling the love!
Grand Earth Trine of August
Here, we see the emergence of the Grand Earth Trine united with the Grand Water Trine; a beautiful crescendo of energy which builds up to this auspicious moment. Planting seeds of the future (literally + figuratively) will have a pronounced energetic blessing to be nurtured (water) and take shape (earth) in the coming months. The radiant sun in Virgo, also gives clear direction and a pragmatic perfectionism to our intentions.
After the water trine blessing, the earth trine holds shape for around 5 days; allowing us to truly maximize this potential and ease into our visions with grounded trust; anchoring a new earth, a new reality.