by Robert Wilkinson
Mission control, we now have a successful launch! Mars is said to be the "trigger" for all that happens in our world and lives. Wherever this conjunction falls every 2 years becomes a huge focus for our future!
Whenever Mars and Saturn conjunct, it begins a new cycle of Saturn’s lessons being expressed by Mars lasting a little over 2 years. It blends the areas ruled by Mars with those of Saturn, and shows us the pulses of changes associated with Saturn.
Thus our Aries and Scorpio sectors and planets are now merged with our Capricorn and Aquarius sectors in the Aquarius house in our chart. The house where this conjunction falls will be the one where we work through our Saturn issues, using Mars experiences.
Mars conjunct Saturn in Aquarius completes the last Mars-Saturn cycle which began with their conjunction in April 2018 at 9 Capricorn, and from here we get to take our experience of the adventure of “attunement to invisible helpers” of the past two years and move it to the next level of our ability to exercise mature authorship, self-control, and alignment with others in forms of group work which will outlive us. The aspects indicate how certain energies will play out over the next two years.
Aspects and more
Because this conjunction falls so close to Mars’ ingress into Aquarius, all the relevant aspects were discussed in that article which I published yesterday. Of course, the Moon is in a different position. If you want to know more about the aspects in play right now, please take a quick look at Mars Leaving Capricorn and Entering Aquarius – What’s Coming in April and early May 2020
In the chart for this conjunction, the Moon is at 4 Cancer, less than a degree from conjuncting its own North Node, so this will be an extraordinary growth cycle. We’ll all get a look at the “cat and mouse games” others play, and have a chance to shred sophistry and rationalizations from old voices trying to tell us the new is not real, and what’s coming won’t happen. The aspect indicate we’ll all be offered chances to turn to new things and activities which are totally future oriented, with a major turning point indicated around 8 months, mas o menos, from this conjunction!
Main Lunar aspects (forming and partile separating) include a tredecile to Mercury, decile to Venus, square to Sun, triseptile to Mars and Saturn, quadranovile to Jupiter and Pluto, sextile to Uranus, and biseptile to Neptune! These aspects, taken with the others listed in the Mars’ Ingress article, indicate a highly specialized time of “fateful” events teaching us cooperation in pioneering group endeavors.
Overall, this is a turning point for humanity as it dances at the intersection of Fate Street and Freewill Street where they cross Eternity Boulevard. We’ve actually already turned the corner toward new allegiances, and we now open the door to the next 20 years of experience seeing and working toward a greater good, a greater ideal, a greater contribution across space and time. As I’ve posted in other articles, this is not the “dawning of the Age of Aquarius,” though it will prime the pump helping us ride the tides across the threshold of the Great Age in the third quarter of this century.
So we have an extraordinarily high number of favorable and specializing aspects to/from all the planets which are accompanying deep inner changes via the Mars/Saturn square to Uranus, with Neptune cutting a double semisquare to the planets in square. Add Mercury’s semisquare to Mars and Saturn, and we have deep inner choice to be made. With the Lunar tredecile to Mercury, it would seem these internal crises are forcing us to understand our place within the collective field, and find compassion and empathy as we see “appearances subjected to real necessities.”
This puts the brakes on some old Mars/Saturn manifestations while releasing new ones into collective consciousness. This one opens up unique opportunities of life renewals based in our “mature experience.” Overall, while there will be sensitivity and uncertainty, we’re still being led to a higher “Law of Life,” with glimpses of “Flight of our Soul against the clear skies.” Lots of highly unique and specialized things are promised during the next 2 years, with major developments and opportunities opening later this year for those who know how to ride the “future wave” of 1 Aquarius!
The last Mars-Saturn conjunction at 9 Capricorn in April 2018 helped us tune into our invisible helpers, our Guardian Angel, or learn a technique to “listen to the inner voice of harmony.” The one before that in 2016 at 10 Sagittarius helped us mobilize, and those who were ambitious in the right way “won the prize.” We had to be flexible magicians on a quest those two years, knowing “when to hold ‘em and when to fold em’, when to walk away and when to run.” The previous conjunction was at 18 Scorpio in August 2014, and those structures we lived in the 2 years after that became the foundation for all that has begun to come forth since the Mars conjunct Jupiter on that exact degree in January 2018.
With Mars in the sign of the Noble King/Queen archetype, it re-sets the organized responsible energies of Capricorn, “The Innocent,” replacing it with the sign requiring we become the representatives of Divine Law in our “realm.” The last cycle with Saturn in Capricorn indicated we would be dealing with our fear or rigidity around Capricorn things, while this cycle indicates that we will be spurred to action in a greater contribution to the future, as well as new visions of “spiritual touchstones” to be built which will outlive us. It all depends on how we act or react to the Mars and Saturn planetary dualities. Grace and power, or error and bondage, are indicated by these two powerful planetary principles.
The Sabian Symbol for the Conjunction
The 1st degree of Aquarius is "An old adobe mission.” In the original Jones notes published in The Astrology of Personality, Rudhyar says this symbolizes “Mastery of man over environment while becoming an integral part of it,” “Recognition of established values,” and “Impressiveness.”
We are told in the Astrological Mandala that this symbolizes “The power inherent in all great human works to endure far beyond the workers’ life spans.” He goes on to state this is about the Aquarian quality of “a more spiritualized and idealistic or creative picture of the social forces at work,” stressing “the enduring character of human achievements ensouled by a great vision.”
He then continues that this is about “the projection of a noble ideal into concrete forms of beauty and significance,” offering others the chance to reach a higher level of activity. He states this symbol “speaks to us of the concretization of an ideal… (implying) the immortalization of an individual within a great collective and cultural enterprise.” This symbol is said to be in the Span of Defensiveness, Act of Capitalization, and is the initial degree of the Actional level of the Scene of Contribution.
Dr. Jones, creator of the Sabian Symbols, says this degree is one of “everlasting sustainment” and the need to be oriented and stable as we move through life. He says it’s about “enduring ties which (we) must neither neglect nor underrate,” which calls us to remember who we really are at core.
He concludes that this is an “emphasis on unbroken continuity between the psychological and physical certainties of (our) being, and a reminder of their continuing value…” He offers us the keyword DURABILITY. He states that when this degree works positively, it is one of “effective breadth of vision and a respect-compelling depth of character.”
This clearly implies over the next two years we all will be opening to a greater vision of how we can contribute to the future of humanity in our unique way by joining with others in some effort. This should create or bring back timeless ties with others who share our vision of a better life and world, however we see that.
As we mobilize in the area of our chart this falls in, and observe the aspects this conjunction makes in our charts, we will begin to see how this larger global force will impact our particular planetary lights. As you sort out what fits where, you may see that you’re done with a chapter of life in your house where you have early Capricorn, and now enter a new Aquarius era of focus.
I believe those who embrace a greater cooperative vision with innovative disciplines of activity will find themselves in the groove with the Higher Law of the moment, in tune with spiritual Brothers and Sisters, building toward a greater idea. This is a degree of building “spiritually iconic structures,” material and ideological, which will serve future humanity. See what’s opening on the actional, material level in your life, accept your power to make a constructive difference by playing the part you’re meant to play for the fulfillment of the whole effort, and enjoy focusing your understanding, backed by courage, to find the life renewal promised over the next 2 years.
On the material level, things will become very clear and stable over the next two years in areas in your charts where you have planets between 29-30 degrees of Earth and Water signs and 1-3 of the Fire and Air signs. Exceptional specialized serendipitous and favorable gifts and circumstances awaiting those with planets or points near 2-6 Capricorn/Cancer, 8-12 Aquarius/Leo, 14-18 Pisces/Virgo, 20-24 Aries/Libra, and 26-30 Taurus/Scorpio. That implies many blessings will be set into motion when Mars moves through the Aquarius zone between April 9-17 and the Pisces zone between June 1-9.
This begins a long cycle of joining with others in cooperative future oriented building projects, using energy in responsible, efficient, and visionary ways. Take the long view, use the skills you’ve developed the past 10 years to give your world your best possible contributions, and keep it simple and enjoyable as you embrace “rebeginnings” based in your mature experience. Be practical as you find “transcendent security” on your way to a major life mutation! What we begin now will take flight later this year into 2021, when the future opens up a band new 20 year cycle of Aquarian energies, and a 200 year series of cycles in Air (relatedness, ideas), ending a 200 year era of Earth (materialism).
In part 2, we’ll take a look back at previous Mars-Saturn cycles to get some perspective.
The new is here. The Now is here. What adventure are you willing to live?
© Copyright 2020 Robert Wilkinson
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