UNDER PRESSURE
As I was writing this article this AM…..I was trying to think of who sang that song “Under Pressure”….but it sure fits in today’s world.
In all of my 15 years of doing Astrology, I can honestly say that it seems clients are majorly feeling their charts! As you can see below…..this is a chart of today’s planetary alignment in the sky. Which also means that somewhere in your own personal chart…..sits this pressure!
I do fully understand that to the average person this perhaps looks extremely complicated and means ‘nothing’…but play the game with me for just a moment….and hopefully I can help it make some sense as to ‘why’ you are feeling the way you do right now…
Just stand back for a second and take a look at the pattern. It looks like a ‘bucket’ right? All of the planets together up in the upper left hand quadrant is kinda the ‘bucket’….while the planets down in the 5th ( Roman numeral V) house could be the handle controlling that whole bucket. (Yes we do have a planet in the 8th…but we are going to ‘act’ like that isn’t even there cause it will only complicate things for right now)
In your own mind……think - - if I turned that handle to the right…..then the bucket goes to the left. OR…if I turned the handle to the left…..then the bucket swings to the right. So our main concern then…must be the ‘handle’ because that is what is in control….
What’s the MAIN planet in that handle (controlling that bucket)? It’s the one that looks like the ‘h”….which of course is dear old Saturn….the great teacher…..the sense of responsibility. What comes with responsibility? PRESSURE!!!!
We also know that planetary alignments provoke weather…..hence these high/low pressure systems that we have seen through this area in the last few days. This up/down weather is being controlled by this ‘bucket’ in the sky-dumping snow and rain.
In your own personal chart……wherever Saturn presently sits…is where the pressure is being applied. If you get a visual of someone flying a kite and the wind comes up. You try desperately to hold onto the kite – right? That’s the Saturn in your chart - trying to hold on. (I’ve written articles previously about Saturn retrograding until May 17th…so we’ve a bit of pressure for awhile)….
So let’s look at the ‘bucket’ part of the planets. And we’ll start with the ‘green’ Venus retrograding in the 12th house. My last writing was about that. The Universe is trying to get you to decide what you are willing to give up…..or where you are willing to make changes in your life. Whether you like to make decisions or not…it is forcing you to do so. This is why people who ‘generally sit on the fence’ is having an extremely difficult time right now.
The biggest issues are coming from the planets in the 11th house…because they ARE majorly being affected by Saturn. They are straight across from Saturn in the 5th house…so they are creating part of that wind to take the kite away from you…..
We have Mercury at 29 Deg Pisces (teal color one). Mercury is about communication. It’s forcing you to become blunt with your communication. Never mind what you think your responsibility SHOULD be…..what is it that you can or cannot handle? Be up-front. You may have tried to be the ‘nice guy’ before….and kept your mouth shut. Saturn is saying - - - put up…or shut up. (no pressure there!)
Then you also have Uranus at 23 Deg Pisces (mauve colored one)…which is the unexpected event. This says…how much can we sling at her/him before they will stand up and go ENOUGH! As long as you continue to accept everything that is being slung your way…..they will continue to give it to you…so you might as well draw the line in the sand. Enough of this heroism…..the one who is losing here is you!
Then we have the Moon at 20 Deg Pisces (blue colored one)….giving the sense of emotion to it. Because it is in the sign of Pisces (fish swimming in opposite directions) it says…one day you feel okay about it…..next day you don’t. It’s like the swinging pendulum….so people are questioning if they are indeed losing their minds!
Then also we have Mars 8 Deg Pisces (red colored one)…..setting up a sense of aggression. That is you saying “WHEN is it going to stop! When will someone let me off this damm rollercoaster ride!!” The answer to that is: - when YOU decide you’ve had enough!
Sooooo…..have I explained your day?
I have no doubt some of you are going “OMG Holly…were you watching over my shoulder?” while others of you are going “Not anywhere close!!!”
These planets are affecting everyone…so why the difference?
The people who have said I’ve been watching over their shoulders……have not learned to set boundaries. They have not learned to say “NO!” They have not learned the lesson that they don’t have to be Super-Woman/Super-Man. They are falling under the load of that Saturn (responsibility) and holding onto that kite is becoming constantly more difficult. Unfortunately we still have this pattern for awhile yet. You HAVE to learn to say “ENOUGH ALREADY”….or “I” need help!.....or “I” can’t do anymore. The whole world is being driven with this message……..everyone has to play their OWN part…..
For the people who have said - - “Not anywhere close”. Obviously you have learned your boundaries. You have learned to say “No…I’m at my limit”…. Planets will set the lesson in motion…..as soon as you get the lesson…..I promise you, it will get easier!
Since this alignment has come into being…I’ve spent a lot of client time working with individuals to discover their limit. We are simply looking at the planetary action out there today. That does NOT take into account all of the stuff that is also in your own personal Birth-chart that you want to be working on.
This is a time to bring back ‘focus’. This is a time to be true to your own blueprint. This is a time to integrate all of the planetary forces. Depending on the planetary alignment in your own personal natal chart, we can find energies to help work ‘with’ us to get us through these difficult times.
Please don’t feel like you are falling under this planetary load…..there is ALWAYS a solution!!!
Hopefully this article helped explain.....I look forward to hearing from you!
Holly Poole
Professional Astrologer
