The Circle of the Living Ones, the Zodiac
You always need to remember: Where did we come from, and where are we going?
And to this, all the Teachers and Masters have replied: You are on a never-ending journey of Light and Love.
Today we mark the beginning of the Astrological Year. Having considered during Pisces the meanings and messages of the year just past, we turn our heads and look ahead to the far horizon of what is yet to be written in the Book of Life, the Story of Spirit. And, as always, we begin with the sign of the Spiritual Warrior, the Sign of Aries.
As I have noted since before 2008, the year when Pluto entered the sign of Capricorn, we are here to be those humans who witness the “end of age and the dawn of another”. The entire hierarchy of institutions by which we meet one another’s needs, ranging from the most fundamental and intimate in our families, on up through community, state and national structures are being tested again and again, and again.
Sometimes we will be surprised by their resilience and relevance; and sometimes we will witness their failure and obsolescence. The awareness we had, the actions we took, and the world that we made brought us to this moment of destiny. Yes, in so many ways this world that we made is like a fog that is giving way, and it is making way for the dawn of a new world that we must make now.
It is our challenge to understand the world we made, its treasures and its failings. The way we met our needs and lived with one another brought us to here; but we can no longer live this way if care for one another and our dear planet too. We must accept the responsibility for what we have created, for much of this world is now human-shaped, for good and for ill. We are the “gods in the making”, but we are very, very imperfect embodiments of the one divine light.
We must come together, take sacred oaths and pledge our lives and fortunes to one another. We have only one choice now, and that is to take up the challenge of this moment; for it is your responsibility, duty and privilege to make a better world right now and for those who will follow.
Aries is the space for the beginning of all things; and in this time and wherever it is found in your chart, Aries is the Avatar of what is the most important truth that you must hold in your heart and mind: you only exist here. What was you cannot change; and what will be you cannot know; the only place you can redeem your past and make a better future is in this Spacetime we call the Eternal Now.
That is why the most important step you will ever take is the next one. And not just the actual step. Before you leap, you must look within, and you must look around you too. You must consider most carefully the truths that guide you, for these will shape and form your motivation or reason behind your next step. Yes, you must be clear: what is my intention, what is my purpose or goal, and then move forward with that decisively.
But equally you must perceive or apprehend, and ask yourself “what exactly what am I encountering here?” You must act with understanding and humility, by clearly considering what is needed from you. You must ask: What does this space, what does this existing condition need from me?
Then, once you understand, you must do your very best; to give what you can and let go of what you must.
This is the beginning, but there will be many beginnings and you will take many steps.
You must be present in each moment; you must be fully awake, alert, and ready to respond with what will make possible a better world for one and all.
You must be courageous, selfless and guided by love, for this is the way of spirit.
This is the message of Aries; this is the moment Now.
This is the Way of the Spiritual Warrior.