“As Above, So Within”
Rick DiClemente’s
Astrology
Newsletter
Volume
68, October 2011
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Soon! You are not (just) your Sun sign! The
time has come for humanity to comprehend the full brilliance of the zodiac’s
grand design. With the premise that the atoms inside our bodies are the same
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how we can apply the entirety of its intelligence and wisdom in a practical
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first step is to leave your Sun sign at the door. You will discover that each
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reading this book, you will never view astrology—or yourself and your
relationships—in the same way again. Coincidences? (Otherwise known as synchronicity) Do you think it’s a coincidence that they’re inspecting for
cracks in the Do
you think it’s a coincidence that the recent Do
you think it’s a coincidence that the Mayan Calendar is about to end one major
26,000 year cycle? Do
you think it’s a coincidence that there have been major tornadoes, hurricanes
and tsunamis just as Capricorn has inherited Pluto for 16 years? Do
you think it’s a coincidence that the stock market has been so
unstable just as Uranus and Pluto have started to square each other? Do
you think it’s a coincidence that “Don’t ask, don’t tell” was repealed when
Venus and the Moon were in an exact Grand Cross with the Pluto, and Uranus? Do
you think it’s a coincidence that the last time Pluto entered Do
you think it’s a coincidence that our international credit rating has gone down?
Do
you think it’s a coincidence that people are starting to see the parallels
between astrological positions and global events? It Is Time Things
are very dire on this planet right now. Everyone knows that. We’re in the midst
of a tremendous paradigm shift. We’ve never gone through this before. We were
never ready before. Now, we are. What’s
true to the macrocosm must be the same to any and all microcosms, too. Synchronicity. So? I
have written for years about all of these heavy transits of the planets and
have explained each one ad nauseum. So, what gives? After
a healthy vacation (putting the finishing touches on my upcoming book,) I
return somewhat refreshed. This month’s newsletter is not only about what we
can do about all of this but is a 180° change of perspective on all of the
“problems” we face as a world, country, and individually. I am not a sociologist nor a philosopher, but somehow I’m mixed
up in all of this. I cannot separate myself from this or that. So,
I got to thinking. We’re
dealing with a very serious Pluto energy which is squaring Uranus, another
powerful cosmic force. We’ve just finished dealing with a very long-term
T-square with Saturn too. Saturn has moved on to the latter parts of Libra, but
is being replaced temporarily by minor planets in Libra such as Venus and the
Sun. This will extend the T-square a bit, ending around Oct. 7. Sigh. So,
we are left not only with 13 more years of Pluto, several tough years of its
square to Uranus and the sleepers, Neptune and Chiron traveling together for
the first time EVER over the next few years. I know this is a bunch of astro-talk but after all, this is an astrology
newsletter. Please bear with me. While
it is very clear that the Pluto presence in Capricorn since January 2008 has
certainly signified a massive breakdown to our country’s structure as well as
the whole globe, there are many other planetary stresses being exerted now,
too. Pluto
has had the unenviable job of digging up the corrosion, uncovering corruption
and eliminating the waste. Seen any corruption lately? There
are many inherent problems with explaining astrology to the masses, and this
planet Pluto might be at the top of the list. You see, Pluto is primarily very
fair and just and PURE. It may be debated as to whether Pluto enjoys burning
towns to the ground or taking its sizable backhand and swatting tsunamis upon our
shores. Nevertheless, Pluto is here to clean up and make things right. Now,
what does all of this mean for us, since we’re such an ego-centered race? We
want to know. The reason we want to know is that we are looking for guidance, and
in many cases, excuses. When
Pluto is pronounced in our collective world as it is now, it IS TIME for us to
Pluto-fy our own life; our family’s life; our
country’s life, and so forth. Pluto being where it is now means one thing: we
are ready to take on the responsibility for our own footprint upon this
wonderful Earth. That’s one of the things the planets “do,” they tell you
when you have no more time. They are our
calendar. Do you think it’s you
that is picking the date for your wedding? Do you think it’s you
that is picking the date and time for your operation? Think again. As I
said, do you think that it is a coincidence that all of this pre-cleanup is
lining up perfectly with the end of the Mayan Calendar’s 26,000 year cycle? The
planets tell us when we can no longer take time off; when we can keep shoving
things back further into our closets, etc. That’s the advantage of astrology.
The human ego says we can keep on shoving things under the carpet forever, but
you see, Pluto’s job is to put a stop to it. And I do mean a permanent S-T-O-P
to anything we might be doing that jeopardizes our own evolution. Pluto doesn’t
care who “wins.” Doesn’t it seem like the Earth is saying enough already!?
Pluto is pro-evolution. There,
I said the nasty “E” word, evolution. Just
as Pluto identifies blockages or weaknesses that inhibit our growth that we’re
all being affected by, we have to realize that THIS IS THE TIME for us to clean
up INWARDLY TOO. Actually, it’s where it should start. I’m
not going to go off on a sanctimonious stance now, but I am attempting to show
how the zodiac’s beauty and exquisiteness is telling us in its own way how we
need to act now. This
is not a moral lecture. Pluto does not deal with lectures. It deals with purity
vs. corruption. Period. And this is just one planet. When
a Planet “comes over us” as Pluto has been doing for almost 4 years now, it
imbues us with its archetypal perception and power. We have been Plutofied. Who hasn’t become fed up in the last 4 years?
What institution has not had significant amounts of its dirty laundry exposed
during that time. You get the idea. But
the idea herein is to emphasize the positive aspects of Pluto’s archetypal
energy; our only choice. Pluto is kick ass. Now
is the time for us to recognize and own our divinity. We are all divine beings having
a human experience. Pope John Paul would have told us that; Jesus told us that;
all the great saints knew the same thing. Our “Only
God can save us now,” is one way of putting it. And it looks like that is
pretty much correct. Not some bearded man with a huge throne. The God within us, Jesus, Mohammed, The Buddha, whatever you want
to call this life spark within us. Hatred must stop. Now.
Judgment must stop. Now. We
all know this…. Or, we can just keep jaggin around
and have cable TV put on a 6th show about towing cars and maybe a 5th
one about the exciting tension that goes on around pawn shops. More cage
wrestling. You
know what I mean. The point is this: THIS IS NOT A BEHAVIORAL IMPERATIVE. Living
out of harmony with each other, other countries, and nature itself HAS PUT US
HERE arguing about whether there really is global warming or not as poor polar
bears are slipping into the sea and drowning. We
have to stop being idiots. And we all know that the world is insane right now. Do you think it’s a
coincidence that the first Tea Party came
into being because of “taxation without representation” while
the 2nd one is demanding “representation without taxation”? Are we nuts or not? I
don’t have to tell you. Everything is bass ackwards. Anyhow,
as I have seen with SO many clients under Pluto transits, as soon as you find your
courage and let go of the old system that no longer works for you, kazaam, your life goes straight up!
I’ve seen it so, so many times. Hang on the old, and, well, it’s a sad result. With
Pluto, our courage is here. The collective is changing. Blogs
and social media have made is less and less possible for us to BS each other
anymore. Thank Goddess. You can make the changes you need to make. Fellow
Americans are good people, just as they are in the Mid-East, and everywhere
else: we will help each other. Mothers across
this globe must sign pacts to not allow their
sons and daughters to fight anyone any more. For
any lame reason. Gandhi is back with us. What
I mean is that the force of Gandhi, his essence is back. Do you think that it
is a coincidence that Uranus is back at 1° Aries where Chiron was in HIS BIRTH CHART? His
God-informed attitude toward life is back because it is the only thing we can
do now. We can’t fight Wall Street with nerf weapons.
We can’t fight anybody with anything. FIGHTING IS NOT THE ANSWER on any level. He
knew the answer and brought down the world’s largest super power with
non-violent civil disobedience. That’s WHAT TIME IT IS. IT’S TIME FOR CIVIL
DISOBEDIENCE. If you want to get involved, go to: http://occupytogether.org/ The
shadow side of Pluto has been representing, what else, an awful PLUTOCRACY that
has got its claws deeply sunk into the health of all of The
answer is not to fight. That’s why the monument is cracking. We
have to gather, organize with humane, loving intelligence. Power
vs. Force. God cannot be stopped. There is no way I can possibly tell
you what happens in your life when you own your own Pluto power. The difference
it will make is the difference between life and death. Pluto is your passion.
It is what you feel deep down, and usually gets stuffed. It is here for each of
us now unlike it ever has before. One thing, Pluto makes you do it all by your
lonely, too. It makes you stand up on your own, or fall down. But, the funny
thing is, once you stand up, you’ll see all these other characters doing the
same. Right now, they’ve started on Wall Street. That
leads me to talk about the marvelous Neptune-Chiron conjunction that is going
on right now. I’ve written much about this God-send in past newsletters and I
only want to mention here that And,
just like with Pluto, The
power of Neptune and Chiron is hear as massive healing energy. Offer up your
suffering and give it to them to be dissipated. Enter
Jupiter and Uranus into Aries recently and as was warned, the downside of these
two radical planets is a knee-jerk know-it-all infantile reaction, “I want it
now! I want it all fixed now! I don’t care what you have to do, but I want it
now!” and “Keep your hands off of my Medicare at the same time that I’m going
to vote to dismantle it! Then I’ll deny it.” Just nuts. The
good side of Uranus’ new ingress into Aries has been all of the new grassroots
campaigns and people getting that feeling that, yes, I can do it myself. Look
at how the revolutionary spirit has emerged from There is no “without.”
It’s all “within.” Think about it. So,
Uranus will continue to feed us with the new spirit just as the two renewed monoliths
rise in the skies above So
many people I read for ARE SCREAMING TO GET OUT!!! Out of where? Out from
within their own self-constraints. I don’t care if
their repression came from a drunken father, a non-available mother, an angry
monkey or an unfriendly Quija board. People want out.
This is a new revolution – and- as I told you – Gandhi is back. He changed the
collective mindset when his body was here. It doesn’t matter,
the same mindset has been reborn as indicated in his natal chart which is
eternal. Do you think HE is not aware of this right now? You wonder what your
Pluto energy can do? He had natal Pluto opposite Venus
& Mars in Scorpio! He knew he was needed then and he knows he’s being
called upon now… Well, we SAY we believe in angels, don’t we? Now
we turn our focus to the planet Saturn and what it is doing. For the past 3
years, it has been facing off with Uranus, and that’s no easy task, not even
for Pluto. Symbolically, that has been largely what has symbolized such a great
schism in this country. (Monumental cracks.) We
have been warned and apparently only 2 or 3 people paid attention. These
diametrically opposed archetypes must learn to work together. Else, we
splinter. We saw what happened when President Obama tried bipartisanship. No
matter what, taking sides or pointing fingers will not satisfy or heal our sick
nation. We all know, we must loosen the grip that big money has over all of us
whether you are pro-union or not. We all know we must break up this Plutocracy
before it breaks us completely. Big money owns our government and our Supreme
Court. Now
that Saturn has moved on in the latter degrees of Libra, it should be able to
be quite productive. It is exalted in Libra and won’t have to directly “fight
off” Pluto and Uranus as much for the foreseeable future. With Saturn strongly
expressing its wisdom, we are now also being gifted with the discipline and
stick-to-it-ness that the ringed planet offers. Many of us have been greatly
distracted and unable to even concentrate for the last 3 years. That is over
now and re-pursuing our missions with steadfast soberness is more readily
available now. A loose and free Saturn is one big deal. He’s not always the
most universally conscious, but he’s a helluva
handyman. And, he’s the sanest of them all. We all could use a bit of sanity
about now. Thank Universeness. Now,
we are left with Mr. Pluto squaring Mr. Uranus for quite a while. A very explosive combination. The
square we are experiencing is what astrologers call
the opening square since its last conjunction was in the sixties. (October 8, 1965 to be exact). Yes, that time period gave us
great civil unrest but also manifested the Civil Rights Act of 1963. Opening
squares of any type ask the question, “Considering what we began (back in the
sixties) has it worked?” Has racism ended? No. There is an African-American in
the White House but what the question/trial really begs is, “Are we all really
sharing equality?” A bit. The last Civil War
was about freeing the blacks. This current Civil
War II unfortunately seems to be very
much about getting rid of one single African American. It’s just nuts. So,
you see how the planets work in their inherent natural brilliance. As we have
failed to bring ourselves to equality, we have failed ourselves period. As we
have been taught, what we do to others, we do to ourselves. Enough
of that old reprise. Now,
the planets say, “Okay, now, looking back on the sixties, what can we do better?”
Because of all the millions of 3-year-olds still fighting in the back seat…
“Are we there yet? NO, we’re not!” We have to find ways to smooth our
relationships between all races – now including Latin Americans. Pluto nor any of the outer planets will continue
to allow us to survive with our hypocrisies. We’re either one people or
we’re not. We can no longer be kinda sorta…. The reason we are falling apart is because we
haven’t been taking action to integrate, duh. There
are no magic answers here. The BIG PROBLEM we’re facing now is that we’re being
forced to be honest with ourselves now, if we can handle it. The planets say we
can, that now is the time. Still,
many can’t. They are susceptible to disinformation and Kool-Aid parties too. Very dangerous. So,
as I see it, it is our job to stop the Kool-Aid. We have Gandhi’s collective
wisdom back and don’t take that lightly. It is time to take to the streets –
non-violently. It is time to stand up for teachers in We
used to be the envy of the world and now we’re more like the laughing stock. But,
it is not too late. When
you add up all of the planets right now and what they are doing, it is
uncannily clear. Everything is being prepared for The
planets are with us whether we like it or not. Whether we are
afraid or not. Whether we are unsure or not. Without any guarantees. We have the gift of the grace of We
always have had the teachings, the teachers and the know-how. Now, IT IS TIME TO
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