Now is the Time -- Hafiz
Now is the time to know That all that you do is sacred.
Now, why not consider A lasting truce with yourself and God.
Now is the time to understand That all your ideas of right and wrong
Were just a child's training wheels To be laid aside
When you finally live With veracity And love.
My dear, please tell me, Why do you still Throw sticks at your heart And God?
What is it in that sweet voice inside That incites you to fear?
Now is the time for the world to know That every thought and action is sacred.
This is the time For you to compute the impossibility That there is anything But Grace.
Now is the season to know That everything you do Is sacred.
(The Gift - versions of Hafiz by Daniel Ladinsky)
Total Annular Solar Eclipse
May 20th’s Gemini New Moon joins with the south lunar node, engendering the first annular eclipse in 18 years – an eclipse that appears to have a ‘ring of light’ around the Sun. The eclipse starts in southern China, passes through Japan and ends in the western US. In other parts of the world in daylight, the Moon will partially cover the Sun. The eclipse starts on May 20th at 8:56pm UT (Universal Time) and ends on May 21st at 2:49am UT. For more information on the timing for your area, you can go to: http://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/solar-eclipse-may-2012.html. For the US, that means it starts at 1:56pm PDT/ 4:56pm EDT. And it is total at 4:48pm PDT/ 7:48pm EDT.
So now that the technical information is out of the way, just what does the Gemini solar eclipse have in store for us? A solar eclipse is a special new Moon, when the Sun and Moon and Earth line up on the same plane in space. This line-up disrupts the ‘usual’ energy, dissolving old complexes/behavior patterns and allowing new archetypal energies to emerge from the unconscious (the light of the Sun/consciousness is blocked). The south node of the Moon indicates where our comfort no longer serves us and points to what we have to release. In Gemini, the energy that needs releasing is the way our culture has trained us to think about things. As Hafiz says, “Now is the time to understand that all your ideas of right and wrong were just a child's training wheels, to be laid aside when you finally live with veracity and love.” The US President just came out of the closet in support of gay marriage – a new perspective on partnerships that is sorely needed (Saturn in Libra is helping this along).
With the new Moon on the south node in Gemini, our old perceptions, thought patterns and knowledge can dissipate , leaving us open to perceive, think and know in new ways. These old habits of mind no longer reflect the new realities of life, and so they no longer serve life. Despite any uncomfortable feelings, release these old concepts, and try to see the world with a compassionate heart. “Now is the time for the world to know that every thought and action is sacred.” I think we’re all ready for that, don’t you?
The sign of Gemini relates to the Mind, highly curious and hungry for knowledge, and how we use the Mind to think, gather knowledge and communicate. The sign of the Twins, one mortal and one immortal, implies that there are many ways to understand life, from common sense to the most complex mathematics. This eclipse can do away with the patriarchal misconception that only factual knowledge is ‘real’. Be open to your own unique way of learning, see what you discover and when necessary, share it.
Continued at: Wisdom of Astrology
