Shine A Little Light

There's been some massive shifts in the astrological energy of late. Pluto moved out of Sagittarius ( hurray!) and into Capricorn late last year. Now Jupiter has moved into Aquarius where it will spend the rest of this year. I wouldn't normally go on too much about feeling 'shifts' etc but this time I have definitely felt the moves. That's probably not surprisingly considering that I am a Sagittarian and part of me is very glad to see the last of Pluto in my sun sign. Pluto is revolutionary and evolutionary and I'm certainly a stronger person for having survived 12 years of the Lord in my sun sign. Pluto for me feels like a heavy weight bearing down on you - at best a wet blanket. In terms of Jupiter and Aquarius - I have my natal Jupiter in Aquarius. Jupiter is also the ruling planet of Sagittarius.

Lots of things from the past few years that have seemed unmoveable or beyond my emotional resilience have, literally, just dissolved away. And part of my wonders what the big deal was? There is enough residual to remember that it was a big deal, yet now it seems hard to really comprehend how hard and difficult it was (a little like labouring I guess). I feel light, unfettered and free of the baggage of the past. It feels good!

Now with Jupiter slipping into Aquarius I am already feeling the expansion through there. Aquarius falls in my 11th house mainly, so a very Jupiter feel hitting on goals, friends, community. For the first time in a year I feel not just ready to crawl out of last years cocoon and meet the world, but feel more like my happy go lucky self. Ready to have adventures and do slightly bizarre things. Like my trip to Ikea today.

Mr D went off with Annie and her tribe, while I was planning to dump my flat packs at home, pick up my computer and go back to Annie's house. When I got to the car I realised I needed someone else to help me get the largest flat pack into the car. Looking across to the neighbouring car, I could see that there were two teenage boys there. After a few more attempts of sliding it into the wagon by myself I resolved to go over and ask a lend of a son.

If this were last year I would have thought it, cringed away from it and just battled with the flat pack.

Luck (Jove?) was on my side, because the lady with the teenage boys saw me and asked if I'd like help and sent one of the boys to lend me a hand. Then it was my turn to lend a hand.

Getting flat packs, your other assorted loose items, all your children and yourself into the car can be the real life equivalent to 3D tetris. I could hear one of the boys saying 'It's not going to fit Mum.' I was invited over to have a look and give my ideas on how it might all fit in. It didn't take long to realise that no amount of creative thinking, laying down of seats of squeezing in was going to make it all fit in. They decided that they'd need to go back upstairs and organise to have it delivered.

I couldn't help myself: "Where do you live?"

As it turned out quite a distance from where I was heading, but factoring in Mr D at Annie's place, and ignoring my 'need' for my computer (as opposed to my 'need' for a good excuse to swear off editing a short story today!) their place was actually near to where I was going. So I ended up taking Meg's flat packs in my car, followed her home to her place and voila! And the generosity worked both ways - with Meg's very generous donation towards fuel. Thanks Meg!

It's the sort of crazy thing I would never have contemplated a few months ago. I would have scurried back into my car and left - probably beating myself up on the way home for not at least offering to help. In doing this not only did I help someone out but stepped out of my comfort zone to meet someone new. How exciting!

So the Universe works in strange ways ... and, if being totally honest, I'm glad to have been made a deposit in my karma bank.

When Mystic Medusa's site goes live again (she's currently in the process of upgrarding and shifting things across into their new format) I'll post a link for some great information regarding what to expect from Jupiter in Aquarius and the impending Mercury Retrograde that kicks off over the weekend.