This Wild Long Weekend In The Holy Land
Art by Jake Badderley
If you thought this craaaazy eclipse energy was now going to settle nicely in time for your sunny long weekend, may I suggest you take a seat for a moment and pour yourself a cup of something strong. Probably not too early for shots, it’s always 5 o’clock somewhere.
We are in the period between eclipses now, which can be a little like the spin cycle on your washing machine. It is your choice whether you have popped yourself into the machine with the detergent or whether you are watching the spinning from a safe distance. The solar eclipse happens around the time of the new moon on April 29. Yes that’s right – the Australian school holiday period neatly encompasses this eclipse season. Double demerits or what?!
You will notice astro warnings aplenty over the next week or more as we build to [insert horror music] the Grand Cardinal Cross. I will be blogging again soon and in a little more detail about this unusual astrological line up of four (count ‘em) heavy hitting planets in a tight and, erm, challenging formation. They have begun taking their places now and so the argy bargy is high. You can probably already feel it in your life. The low grade niggle. The teeth gritting. The implied threats or aspersions cast…. and then here come all the family to stay for Easter!
I am here to help Bohemians because once more (yes yes, I know I bang on about this a lot) there is always something to be learned and something to be gained from an astro shitstorm. Any shitstorm really. The tough stuff is how we learn and how we grow. That wonderful happy smiley stuff is gorgeous but we don’t often question ourselves in it or examine our motives.
In this climate and throughout the strange days to come there are a few key rules.
Maintain your composure
Just because muggles are dropping their bundle all over the place and sometimes actually ON you, doesn’t mean that you need to forget that You Are Magic. Act like it.
Don’t pick a fight
Mars retrograde = no aggressive moves. Putin clearly didn’t get the memo. This is particularly the case for men, who tap in to Martian energy as their natural state. Because ladies are from Venus right? *sigh and bat eyelashes*. If you start a fight now, you will not win. If you get engaged in a fight and need to assert your rights, do so in such a way that if you were being secretly filmed on Big Brother and you had to watch it back with all your family and friends and the entire town you live in, you would be proud of how you behaved.
Dignity & Grace
Because Dignity. Because Grace. At all times and in every situation. Season with integrity for good measure. This mantra is its own reward.
Be the bigger man no matter what
Don’t let the cabernet bring you down. Be not unravelled by Neptunian delights this indulgent long weekend. Stick to your guns, your principles and your plan. You are not Jesus. You may be crucified but your chances of rising from the dead and ascending on high are slim, at best. Walk away from the mad hordes and don’t take the bait.
In short Bohemians, it’s time to strap on your cape and pull your undies on the outside up. Throw off those thick glasses and look at the bigger picture through clear eyes. Be your own superhero this weekend.
You may not have to save the world, just make sure you save yourself.
Words c. Kerrie Basha 2014