by Daniel Giamario | Nov 17, 2024 |
As we are still in the energies of the Scorpio-Taurus Full Moon with Uranus, and Saturn stationary direct (which I wrote about last week), these upcoming days are no less of great interest. I will feature here the Pluto ingress and the Moon’s conjunction with Mars.
Pluto into Aquarius
On Tuesday, November 19, at 12:29PM PST, Pluto makes its final ingress into Aquarius, where it will stay until March of 2043. Among so many other things, Pluto, by sign, reveals the shadow (that which is hidden and not integrated) of that sign. The initiatory methodology of Pluto includes: chaos, irrational events, the conditions for surrender, and the revelation of all that needs composting. These themes will be explored and elaborated in our upcoming Highlight Seminar on Monday, November 18! Click here to sign up for free livestream access or the discounted recording.
Mars Opposition to Pluto
Among many things that the Moon’s alignment with Mars on Tuesday brings to our attention is the ongoing triple opposition of Mars with Pluto. This is a super important aspect for the times we are in, and the Moon reminds us of this. Here are the three:
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1) November 3, 2024, 3:37AM PST, Mars 29Cancer45 – Pluto 29Capricorn45
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2) January 2, 2025, 11:21PM PST, Mars 01Leo08 – Pluto 01Aquarius08
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3) April 26, 2025, 9:05PM PDT, Mars 03Leo48 – Pluto 03Aquarius48
The opposition of Mars with Pluto expands and brings illumination to the deepest power and intensity of Mars. As I have written before, the prayer, here is that the shadow of the patriarchal “war” and aggression version of Mars becomes aware of the insanity of the last two or three millennia and agrees to reject those habits – or end up composting the rest of us as collateral damage. The signs of Cancer and Leo can provide additional clues.
More about the Moon and Mars Conjunction
The Moon aligns with Mars at 04Leo43 on Wednesday, November 20, at 2:15PM PST. Mars noticeably brightening, and now at magnitude -0.3, rises around 9PM and then is seen as a morning star. Still in direct motion, Mars turns retrograde on December 6, at 06Leo10. The United States North Node is 06Leo35. These positions of Mars are best understood in a wider context and a larger story.
The Mars Synodic Overstory
This is a short synopsis of my Ramblings article appearing in the Sagittarius New Moon Newsletter (due out November 29) to suggest a possible greater meaning and intention of where Mars currently is in his 25-months Gemini Overstory synodic cycle which began December 7, 2022 at 16Gemini05.
The next Mars synodic overstory of Cancer begins January 15, 2025, at the Mars-Sun opposition of 26Cancer12 – 26Capricorn12. The entire synod of Mars has six phases. The final phase of the Gemini Overstory started on September 4 when Mars entered Cancer, the sign of the next overstory. This phase is called “Gestation and Incubation” and is where the next incarnation of the archetypal masculine in men and women is conceived. This phase lasts from September 4, 2024, until January 15, 2025.
The Moon conjunctions with Mars are the key junctions and turning points within this phase, in much the same way that the Moon-Venus conjunctions define the Venus synodic overstories. I have suggested for years now that the Mars synod can be seen as analogous to a human lifespan, Here are the key dates of the gestation phase:
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September 4, 2024: Mars enters Cancer
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September 15, 2024: Moon conjunct Mars #1 at 11Cancer55 – conception and first trimester
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October 23, 2024: Moon conjunct Mars #2 at 25Cancer42 – second trimester, the soul enters
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November 03, 2024: Mars enters Leo
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November 20, 2024: Moon conjunct Mars #3 at 04Leo33 – second trimester
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December 6, 2024: Mars retrograde at 06Leo10
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December 18, 2024: Moon conjunct Mars #4 at 05Leo16Rx – third trimester, birth approaches
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January 13, 2025: Moon conjunct Mars #5 at 26Cancer59Rx – Birth-First Breath
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January 15, 2025: Sun opposition to Mars at 26Cancer12Rx – The New Mars synodic overstory begins
Not all synodic overstories of Mars have the unique feature of another sign showing up in the gestation phase. Here we have Leo entering gestation at the second trimester! The Mars Leo archetype enters at the time that the soul enters at the conception of the new Cancer overstory! Mars will spend a good 162 days in Cancer! An interesting precursor to Jupiter’s 2025 ingress into Cancer. The possible implications of all this I will delve into in greater detail in the aforementioned Ramblings article.
Concluding for now, this is a remarkable time to revision the outdated and debilitating effects of the more recent understandings of the Cancer Mystery School, a topic on the front lines of our school’s inquiry. Meanwhile, remember to directly experience Mars in the night sky, especially when aligning with the Moon, and get your own direct transmissions. And, as always, question everything, and come to your own conclusions.