Astrology with Adam Sommer
Take a peek with me through this mystical lens of the Pisces New Moon. A cosmic offering allowing us all to “spiritualize” our lives by aligning to what is “true.” I talk about this lunation cycle, the fixed star Fomalhaut, all of the other planets in the sky, and much more. Hope you enjoy!
Pura vida!
sOma
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art: Josh Davis
Music: Xavier Rudd and Lykke Li
Looking at Death transits is one of the most fascinating aspects of Astrology to me. Through the transits to a person’s natal chart you can distill all of the aspects which weakened a person’s vital life force. In Whitney’s case, it is no exception to this rule. She was found dead Saturday afternoon in her hotel room at the Beverly Hilton. Cause of death still undetermined, yet, speculation speaks to a potential combination of xanax/alcohol and then drowning in a bathtub. Let’s take a peak through the Astrological lens in the attempt to find out potentially what it was without an autopsy report.
Here are the transits for that day:
(sorry about the blurriness and size; I couldn’t seem to change it. Hopefully you can zoom. If not, go HERE)
When looking at a Death chart, it is always important to look for 3 main aspects:
In Whitney’s case, all 3 are highlighted. First of all, Saturn has been transiting in her 8th house for the last 2 years, having opposed her Moon/Jupiter conjunction and squaring the Nodes of the Moon. This speaks to karmic–even fated evolutionary lessons–and emotional challenges to an intense degree. The ruler of her 8th house (what facillates Death and Rebirth) is Venus. Venus had recently moved into Aries to form a conjunction with Uranus (sudden trauma) and opposed her Mars just a day or so before her death. It all speaks to potential accidents (Mars in combination with Uranus via transit being triggered by Venus–the ruler of her 8th house–is an accident signature).
…just one aspect like this isn’t enough to cause death though (I would never predict such a thing). There has got to be more.
Now we look to the 6th house where we find her Sun and Uranus natally. Her Sun in Leo rules her 6th house, meaning part of the Self-actualization of her Spirit (Sun) is to learn how to take good care of her body, mind, and spirit. Via transit, the Sun is found in her 12th house just a few days away from her Saturn and a week after her Sun/Sun opposition (always a challenge for a person in my opinion). This transit happens every year because the Sun moves around the chart every year, but you can definitely see a foundation being built. When the Sun illuminates Saturn, it is like a beam of light coming down from the sky showing all of the most challenging karmas we are carrying in our Soul. The 12th house relates to escapism and drug use. See where this is going?
….Then we look to important returns
There is nothing exact but there are looming returns in 3 places which relate strongly to the theme we are dealing with.
1. Chiron’s return (you can see Chiron just a few degrees away from her Pisces Asc). The Ascendant relates to vitality, the body, and our will to live. Chiron, sometimes deemed “the wounded healer,” brings forth some of the most painful energies in our being. This becomes readily apparent when he returns to himself around age 50. She was 48!
2. Jupiter’s return which happened last Spring. Jupiter has a 12 year cycle which relates to expansion and opportunities in life. Interestingly enough, Jupiter seems to show up in some way in nearly every Death chart I look at. Perhaps an opportunity to try again…in another life?
3. Mars retrograde in Virgo. Natally, Whitney has Mars in Libra in her 7th house. Mars was just degrees away from returning to himself before he went retrograde a month ago. Collectively, we are all feeling this one. When Mars goes retrograde, so too does our energy. It’s in Virgo, so it relates to the health of our bodies, routines, and services. Being that it is in her 7th house (the House of Love) it is my guess she was incredibly distraught and angry (Mars) about some dispute with another person–maybe a lover, maybe Bobby?
…the foundation is being built. Do you see what I see?
Like playing Jenga, there is but one block you pull or add that can tip the whole tower. In Whitney’s case, it was the transiting Moon. Look to her 8th house (again, the House of Death) and you will see how the Moon had entered her 8th house just hours before she was found dead. I would guess she moved into the afterlife the moment the Moon in Libra entered the house. That’s how these transit’s work.
Take all of this information and add it to the fact that not only was Chiron moving out of the 12th house, but Neptune just moved into Pisces as well, holding hands with Chiron. Feb 3rd was when Neptune moved into Pisces. It relates to the end of hope and the beginning of truth. It had been transiting through the house of addiction and escape for most of the 21st century for Whitney. This coincides with many of the years of her addictions (though I will admit, I don’t know much about her life. This is just what I gathered). Sun and Mercury were also transiting this house in the hour of her passing!
My conclusion? Drugs and water (12th house themes). I feel the suspicion of an unconscious stupor caused by drugs, leading to drowning is quite a likely outcome.
It always saddens me to here of a person passing. But then again, it is such a beautiful moment also. I’ll admit, a part of me even gets jealous. This is such a cruel world at times…oOo
R.I.P Whitney. You shined like a true Leo!
Love,
sOma
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“If it’s ka it’ll come like a wind, and your plans will stand before it no more than a barn before a cyclone”
Stephen King, Wizard and Glass
…Last night, I was supposed to be flying to Costa Rica. Ka saw to it and made it not so. (Ka is the mysterious energy binding all life together–through fate, “will,” and karma). A wonderfully beautiful snow storm came through Colorado as we arrived at the airport, stirring up much worry about our departure. The ride was mystical. Foggy. Ephemeral. Strange. Inspired. Dreamy and activated. An intuition in me knew we weren’t leaving. But we tried. In the end, it wasn’t the snow which held back the plane until 2 in the morning, no, it was the 1st officer on our flight who didn’t realize his passport was to expire. Because of this, a sold out plane of eager travelers were screwed in the middle of the night, and were sent scrambling for a pillow to lay their head on. It was beyond frustrating yet it was perfect. We were all faced with two choices: Fight it or surrender. Most fought and bitched, of course. We surrendered without a fight, knowing the perfection of the whole ordeal. Reason? Blame? It was Neptune, slowly moving it’s way into Pisces. The only thing we can do is surrender in the presence of Neptune’s waves. It is Ka’s will. Through it, we find our way through magical encounter and uncanny coincidence. Still uncertain of what it may be, I have the utmost faith it will reveal itself soon enough.
Neptune enters Pisces today at 2:03 pm EST, after 14 years in Aquarius. It will stay in Pisces, the sign of which it’s the modern ruler, until 2025. I have written much on this topic in the past few month’s (just browse through my latest blog’s and you will find a few treasures). My favorite quote about Neptune is also the subtitle to Maurice Fernandez’s book on Neptune: “the End of Hope and the beginning of Truth.” Sobering indeed yet liberating. Aligning to the Truth–or the inevitable–is the only way to navigate these waters, now and perhaps forever. Another interesting quote on Neptune which Eric Francis used on a recent post is “Scratch a Pisces find a Virgo.” It relates to the polarity of Pisces and Virgo (Trust vs. Control). In Astrology, polarities are everything. To fully understand an Archetype, you need to understand its opposite. As Neptune moves into it’s own sign, I feel that uncontrollable, haphazard events are going to materialize in exponential fashion. The test?: The see the blessing in frustrating disguise. It’s all happening for a reason. Ka’s will. To fight it, is like fighting a riptide. There is no blessing there, just drowning. And so, we learn to swim effortlessly in the seas of Pisces.
Chiron also sits in early Pisces via Transit. Neptune and Chiron have been traveling side by side for quite sometime. Chiron isn’t just bringing healing to this overwhelming and unpredictable dynamic of Neptune but also grounding. The ability to recognize the signs. Chiron, after all, is an immortal Master. Walking side by side by us during this time (or surfing/swimming), I feel Chiron is offering some vital insight into our current dilemma. The oceans–both literal and metaphorically speaking–are getting rough; we shall need ground and guidance. Chiron can show us techniques in finding ecstasy. Ways in which we can align to the supernatural powers of Neptune in Pisces. Ways of breathing, dreaming, and moving. Pay attention. Don’t get flustered. We don’t know enough to worry. Just float down the river and allow the blessing force of the Universe (Pisces) take you away.
….If you have a Neptune in Pisces story you would like to share, please post it on here in the comments. Also, if you are interested in how this transit if affecting you in your own life, don’t be shy, and contact me at KOSMOGNOSIS@GMAIL.COM….
namaste,
sOma
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“Only Divine Love bestows the keys of knowledge.”
Arthur Rimbaud
…the first time I experienced this “Divine Love” I was in a canoe. I was paddling in the tributaries of the Cape Fear river and I had a moment of divine clarity. It was simple. It came from the ripple of my paddle. I realized how beauty, love, and God were totally ubiquitous. I realized it was everywhere, just as long as I was receptive to see it. I realized I didn’t need a lover to experience it. Nor do I need any substance to be sensitive to it. All I needed was an open heart. Currently, Venus is in Pisces, in a three way embrace (or a triple conjunction) with Neptune and Chiron. I feel these three planetary Archetypes are trying to teach us something about this “Divine love” Rimbaud was speaking of.
the Triple treat:
Venus is the planet of Love, Beauty, and Value. When she makes contact with any planetary Archetype she brings her soft and ecstatic embrace with her. Neptune and Chiron have been traveling side by side since 09’, and now, as they are both about to get comfortable in the sign of Pisces, we are in for an interesting treat. A treat involving some kind of Truth. Not saying I know what the Truth of the cosmos may be, but instead, suggesting that they do. Pisces is the sign of God–of all the ineffable aspects of existence. Pisces rules over the oceans, the pineal gland, melatonin, dmt, spirit, dreams, fantasy, and inspiration. My hunch is this: Right now, as the three of these planets are in a precarious combination, we are in the prime location to remember something big. What might this be? Well….maybe our Truth–or “the Truth of Love.” Perhaps, the Truth of our existence on Earth. Looking outside of ourselves, we can look to nature, towards the sea and the atmosphere, in the attempt to distill some kind of truth. In the end, Neptune conjunct Chiron in Pisces, creates the foundation of this moment in time. 2012. It is the end of all of our hopes and speculations of the future, and the beginning of the hard knock truth of what we have created. So, how do we respond?
As Rimbaud said, “Only Divine love bestows the keys of knowledge.” What is the difference between Divine love and Personal love? Perhaps Divine love is unattached and Personal love is not. We expect our “lover” to be there forever and to always be giving back perfectly. We then try to relate to this love, this person, as the source of our love which will never die. But what if we could relate to the Love as eternal. Not them, not us, but something beyond us, which we are granted to experience freely. What happens when we realize that love is not ours, not theirs, but something way beyond our wildest imagination; something which is constant and everywhere. What happens when we realize that love is meant to be experienced in every moment of our lives, with everyone and everything. What happens then? My hunch is that this aspect between Neptune, Chiron, and Venus is trying to hint at this point for all of us collectively.
Venus in Pisces:
When Venus is in Pisces, she is said to be exalted. This means she is most comfortable and has the ability to shine the brightest in this sign of the zodiac! Why is this? I feel it is because Pisces is the aspect of Consciousness which relates to our dreams and imagination. Venus is our ability to sensitize to what is beautiful. Put the two together and you get the feeling of waking from a tantalizing dream, wondering: Is that even possible? Of course it is. Your dreams create your reality. And so, Venus in Pisces involved with Neptune (the energy of Dreams) and Chiron (the energy of the Wounded Healer) creates the ideal time for manifesting our wildest dreaming states so that we may heal the most unconscious aspects of our Psyche (which is also a Neptune theme).
Venus is not just relationships. It’s true, Venus does rule over Libra (relationships), but she rules over Taurus too. Venus in Taurus is more about self-value, self-worth, and self-love. It doesn’t have much to do with romantic love. In fact, if the Taurean aspect of Venus is not healthy in a person, no relationship will ever survive. In other words, if a person can’t be alone and doesn’t love themselves, they are doomed in an intimate relationship. There will be too much projection, control, and fear.
You can learn everything from Taurus–and to an extent, Venus too–from a tree. It is self sustained, never moving. It is in an ideal symbiotic relationship to the rest of its environment. So, what I’m getting at here is this: To experience Venus, to experience Love, we don’t need a Lover, we just need connection, symbiosis. With love for the earth, for our bodies, we are set. We are grounded and perhaps ready to then experience the myriad of different types of Love in the universe. But always, first, we must be grounded in our own Love….for ourselves! This is the teaching coming from this triple conjunction in the sky. They are saying, “Look: Love is everywhere! No need for searching. It’s here. Right now. Just sit, breathe, and remember it. Pisces teaches us how to trust in the flow of this “Divine Love.” So why not trust in the fact that you are Love. You are complete in this Love. And it is everlasting. Trust.
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As an Astrologer, it is true, most of my clients and people I talk too, are curious about Love. They want to know when they are going to meet their Soul mate or their flame or their “whatever you call it.” And my response is always the same; “How do you do alone;” “What do you do to love yourself?” Do you have an art form?” I ask these questions because they assist me in gauging where an individual is in their own self development. If the response is: “I can’t be alone;” “I hate myself; “ …or….” I have no idea what I like,” then my approach is always to encourage them in the direction to discover this and away from men or woman or love in the traditional sense. It only distracts the Soul’s purpose. Once they figure “it” out, they are ready for healthy, balanced, romantic love.
As Venus moves through Pisces into the second week of February, we are all faced with the same question: What is our relationship with God! Are we seeing God in a lover, in money, in food, or a drug? Where are we finding beauty. Being that Venus is also with Chiron and Neptune in this conjunction aspect, it is indeed the end of our hopes and the beginning of Truth. No more lies to tell ourselves. The year we have all been waiting for has arrived: 2012. No more lies. Only truth. May it set you free. May the experience of Divine Love in the coming weeks bring about the experience of “true knowledge’ and “true Love.” It’s only a breath away! Don’t be afraid to let your guard down. It will only set you free!
*** IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO EXPLORE THIS TRANSIT IN MORE DEPTH IN YOUR CHART, PLEASE CONTACT ME AT KOSMOGNOSIS@GMAIL.COM******
Love,
sOma
www.Holestoheavens.com
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Exploring Astrology: Scorpio New moon 2011
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….Join me, on a dark, yet, powerful journey into the New moOn portal of the Scorpion. This is a time when the veils are thin. The ghosts are floating, the faeries are watching, and our demons are hiding in the shadow lands. How can we protect ourselves? How can we work with this energy? What is the point? In the show I talk about all of these questions and more. Hope you enjoy.
music:
Gregory Alan Isacov: The moon was red and dangerous
JOshua James: Weeds
namaste,
sOma
www.Holestoheavens.com
Kosmognosis@gmail.com
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