Aries Ingress : Fan The Flames

Art by Natasa Ilinčıć

The Aries ingress delivers equinox as the wheel of the year creaks to its next notch. The time of exact balance between day and night, light and dark where the door swings open to the next season of our lives. The veil thins as we cross the threshold of this liminal space where the ancestors gather.

The wheel of the year is divided into four quarters that follow the movement of the sun around the zodiac. The sun’s ingress into each of the cardinal signs is the marker for both solstices and both equinoxes, the cross quarters that form its spokes. Significant portents of change, cardinal energy is linked at its most basic nature to transition.

Ancient astrologers originated the term cardinal from the Latin word for hinge because it is when the earth shifts and ushers in a new season and a new way of living. Each of the cardinal signs – Aries (fire), Cancer (water), Libra (air) and Capricorn (earth) – are said to be the initiators of the zodiac in each of the elements.

But there is no greater initiation sequence than the zero degree point of Aries and its ultimate I Am. Its cardinal imperative is strong, singular energy delivering an intense vitality and vigour that can reset us. Now may we begin again from precisely where we are, with what we have in hands, hearts and minds. Hope swings its stars from this new dawn, visible only to those whose eyes are not downcast. Music tinkles from its far horizon and calls to us like a piper.

Initiation is powerful currency. There is an enchanted force that aligns with those willing to cross thresholds and take giant leaps of faith. The trusters of soft wings and broad feet, who can wrangle a rocky landing into unknown territory and smile widely at what greets them. Dawn watchers and time keepers who greet their future with open arms and welcome the full spectrum of their next adventure through the wild unknown.

Trust the spark. Fan the flames.

Initiation is the badge of overcoming
~ L. Gallan

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Today's equinox journey was deep, wide and wonderful. Peer into your inner space for bespoke wisdom at the wheel turns. DM to get your glitzy mits on the recording.


Words c. Kerrie Basha 2024