As we mentioned in the Ketchup V post, 16 April 2024 looks like a particularly Strong, if potentially Challenging, Opportunity for Abuse Victims to Claim some Soul Recovery. Since there are so many kinds of Abuse, the category applies to just about all of us. Empirically, the Worst Abusers often suffered the Worst Abuse, but the bottom line is that Abuse is to tails as Privilege is to Heads – the other side of the Coin, and the Coin is Inequality, Prime Characteristic Number One of the Patriarchy.
An Initiation is the first Conjunction of a series of Conjunctions between two planets (in some cases the Only, when it’s a “series” of one). It’s when the Combination of the Energies of those two planets is Strongest, and it’s the Beginning of a Cycle of varying length, where the Faster planet carries out the Wishes of the Slower planet, in accordance with the Circumstances of the Initiation. The Combined Energy usually Builds Up prior to the Initiation, but then falls off fairly rapidly afterwards, to recover its Strength later, when the Faster planet is 90 Degrees ahead of the Slower planet (the “Waxing Square”).
In this gap between the Initiation and the Waxing Square, those in the know about the Combined Energy of the New Cycle are building its Foundation without much fanfare. Meanwhile, those who are heavily invested in the Combined Energies of the Previous Cycle are hoarding the Headlines in order to get the most out of their Investments as long as they can keep the Hype going about how the New Cycle is Hogwash. We can see that happening pretty Clearly now, where the New Combined Energy is “Clean” Electrification, and the Old Combined Energy is Oil. It’s more complex than that, but that’s the General Outline.
In a bit more detail, the 16th boasts three different Potentially Challenging Opportunities as three different but Conceptually Related Initiations occur and their three Cycles Begin on the same day. The Concurrence of their Initiations guarantees that the development of the Cycles will be Inextricably Intertwined. We’ll take the General Theme of the Trifecta from the three Slower Planets – it’s Compulsive Outing of Abuse and Privilege (Pluto-Eris-Nessus). And since we have 2-year, 3-year, and 5-year Cycles, we’ll have three different Major Outings.
The first of the three segments is about Anger over Abuse and Privilege (Mars-Nessus) – the torches and pitchforks phase. We can see many @MeToo Issues heating up, and some stories about Political Downfalls, here near the Initiation, which peaks at 19 Pisces (A Glorious Sample of 5D). Unfortunately, this Combined Energy is about to fall from the headlines, once the Heat of the Initiation fades. But the Egg has been laid, and it Hatches at the Waxing Square in August of this year (before the US election), in 20 Pisces (Ruthless Persistence to Achieve The Most Important Thing).
This first segment occurs in the Emotional Realm. We Intellectualize it at our Peril, as those of us who postponed our PTSD for decades well know – it Rules our Life from behind the curtain till we Call It Out and Face It Down. We won’t get to that Most Important Thing and Feel that Glorious Sample of 5D until we get serious about Refusing to Abandon our Emotions to Anal-ysis or Thought. We can do that by Exploring our Emotions through Where and How They Feel in our Physical Body, and being Ruthlessly Persistent about Staying Present with that till the Intuition Breaks Through.
The second segment is about Revelation of Lies (Eris-Pinocchio), Initiating at 25 Aries (The Banished Shadow Emerges into the Light) – if the Perp is snatched from the Angry Masses by the Gendarmes, this is the Trial phase. This segment also goes under a journalistic gag order and undercover Investigations. The Indictment Resurfaces at its Waxing Square though, also prior to the US election, in September 2024, at 26 Aries (Union with All).
The wax in the ointment is in the third chunk, the Compulsive Disbelief (Pluto-Kassandra). As with any Combination of Energies, this can go either way in the Dualistic private or public Mind. We could be seeing Compulsive Disbelief of Truth, or Compulsive Skepticism. They both seem pretty common these days. This Egg doesn’t Hatch till March 2026. The Initiation occurs in 3 Aquarius –
“Ultimately transported by very high Sources through ultrasubtle territory into wide-open Possibilities. Being susceptible to snares and delays is part of the territory. Only as we take on and lose ourselves in phenomena do we realize what the Desires and Thought forms do to us. When we [Let Go of Their Attraction], Great Space greets us” (Lonsdale p.342).
But the Waxing Square is in 5 Aquarius (Mother Goddess Gaia in All of Her Myriad and Unitary Forms).
There are Emotional Components in the second two phases, but the Meat there – assuming we’ve done our Emotion-to-Sensation Homework in the first phase – is in Realizing that it’s all Metaphor. In Real Life and Unitary and Multidimensional Nature, it’s Always Both/And. If it’s Either/Or, you know you’re still Stuck in the Shallows of the Mind.
Let’s look at the Context of these three Initiations. On and before 11 April, we Felt the Strong Combined Energy of Hard But Fair Judgment around Our Self-Sovereignty (Thereus Initiated Black Moon Lilith in 22 Virgo – Bearing Witness to Spirit Preparing Us for the Future). Then we Met A Strong Opportunity to Realize that the Mind knows only Metaphors, and they’re All Relative (Pinocchio Initiated the Sun in 23 Aries – Rapidly Adapting to Constant Change, without Attachment). Following that we were Invited to Notice that Shame is Just Dead Karma, a Paper Tiger (Phaedra Out of Bounds Initiated Atropos in 8 Gemini – Acceptance of All without Judgment).
Between 12 and 19 April we’re Embraced by three Combining Energies that most of us Integrate fairly rarely – Our Heart’s Truth, Our Life Mission, and Mary Magdalene’s Grace. If you aren’t Feeling that already, Ask Mary Magdalene to Help you Notice how Beautiful your Heart’s Truth is, and how Wonderful it would Feel to Live in that Space most of the time. Surrender any Disbeliefs you’ve been Taught about Mary Magdalene – by now you know those were only Politically Motivated Metaphors and Lies. Open your Arms and Heart to Her Grace. (12-17 April North Node Initiates Magdalena and Venus in 16 Aries – Through Emotion to Clarity of Purpose and The Need to Be Present with Oneself; 19 April Magdalena Initiates Venus in 18 Aries – Irrepressible Intuition of the Extranormal.)
If you’ve been Experiencing any of these Threads – Self-Sovereignty, Metaphor, Shame, Heart-Truth, Trust in our Own Mission, Grace – from the Negative Side of the Coin, there’s still time to turn that around. You’ve been moving through Healing Crises, where an Affliction appears Stronger as it Leaves your Body. Like any Expired Karma, this is what we’ve been accustomed to, and when it Leaves we feel a Cold Breeze blowing in through the Hole it left. So we Grab at Self-Doubt, Mind-“Truths,” Self-Judgment, Worthlessness, and Helplessness because they’ve Felt Like Home to us for Decades. Liberating ourself from their Burden is as simple as Declaring the Intention to Let Them Go. It’s Unlikely that you’ll only have to do it once, but Persistence is Golden.
Between 9 and 17 April another trio of Energies Sweep Through and Combine – Our Values, Our Trust, and Our Commitment to Enlightenment. This is a Teaching that We Don’t Have to Give Up Our Deepest Desires in Order to Reach 5D – in fact, we have to Embrace Them as Part of Who We Are, and Being True to Who We Are is the Price of Admission to 5D. 9 April Taught us to Trust Our Desires (Eurydike Initiated Venus in 6 Aries – Living Totally from the Body’s Impulses). Then around 13 April we Felt the Strength of our Desire for Enlightenment, quite possibly accompanied by the echoes of Programming that we had to give up our Bodies’ Desires to Allow Ascension (Salacia Initiated Venus in 10 Aries). Then 17 April Taught us to Trust Our Commitment to Enlightenment (Salacia Initiated Eurydike), still in 10 Aries –
Bound by Vows to Take a Stand Here, to Get to Work on Ourself to Eliminate Selling Our Soul for Approval and Appreciation, Tapping a Wisdom Older than the World. “Have Courage, Walk Courage, Stay On with What Is in Myself” (Lonsdale p.44-5).
Meanwhile, on the 14th and 15th, first Cyllarus (Ego Death) and then Aletheia (The Heart’s Truth) are Stationary, or at the peaks of their individual planetary Energy. If we haven’t Convinced ourself yet that Ego Death is a very Reliable Path to Enlightenment, then this is another Opportunity to work on that. For every significant Karmic Turd we Dump, an Ego Death is how it occurs.
The more Karma we Let Go, the more Ego Death we “Enjoy.” And if we’re Committed to Zhulong-type Enlightenment, through Reaching the Truth of Our Self by Jettisoning our Programming and our Karma (which are just different Versions of each other), and we haven’t Learned to actually Embrace Ego Death yet, Life will be Tough. If we’re unable to make that Leap, we’re better off reverting to Samadhi-type Enlightenment, through Discipline, though that often involves Self-Deprivation, which isn’t the sort of Endeavor that this April Window necessarily Encourages.
Cyllarus Stations in 4 Leo –
“The resistance [to Ego Death] is thick, persistent, and backed up by the world around us in every way… everything depends on taking a path into the shadows that no ego mind wants, and that nobody in this vicinity knows the uses of deeply enough. A Deep Earth path that reclaims what civilization has paved over. An ardent quest into infinities that hold the keys to Earth’s evolution” (Lonsdale p.160-1).
Two hurdles to Embracing Ego Death as a Way of Life. First, Noticing and Acknowledging that Hole Where the Rain Gets In or the Cold Wind Blows Through as the Absence of parts of our Artificial Self, so we don’t have to – or Want to – Run After it and Beg it to Come Back. Second, Recognizing that it’s Not that Hard to Drop in a New Ego When an Old One Dies. All the King’s Men couldn’t put Humpty Dumpty Back together again, but the Queen’s Women could! Isis is the Consummate Professional at this, and Asking for Her Help is as simple as Calling Her Name.
Anytime you start a sentence with I Am, you’re talking about your Ego. So all we need to do when the Cold Wind Blows the Rain In, is say to Ourself, or to Manifest or Invisible Witnesses, I Am Me. Or I Am That I Am. Or I Am Free. Or just I Am! Or even I Yam What I Yam. Presto Change-o, New Ego! Feel the Cold Breeze Die instead of “you.”
We’ve been talking a lot about Our Heart’s Values, Venus. Aletheia is a Deeper version of the same Energy. The “Truth” of the Mind is Debatable. It’s 2D, Either/Or, it’s Dependent on Assumptions, and when Assumptions (which are usually unsaid) Change, the “Truth” Changes. When Perspective Changes, Mind-“Truth” Changes. Ask the 8 blind men and the Elephant. Your Heart-Truth is not Debatable. It’s Your Truth, and it will be Different from other people’s Truths. Your Personal Experience may Refine it or Evolve it, and you may even Rephrase it. But if you Change it, it will be Your Change, without anyone else’s Approval or Review. Aletheia’s Station is in 27 Leo –
Living a Dual Life, Fully Engaged with the Physical, Yet Constantly Aligned with Spirit, a Challenging Task. The Special Knack to Pull This Off is to Keep the Heart “Blazingly Open,” as the Heart is where Polarities Merge (Lonsdale p.183).
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