Mercury, the planet of choice and communication, just got knocked by Pluto and will tangle with Jupiter and Uranus into the weekend. If Pluto holds a mirror to a planet, then we’ve had to take a unflinching look at not only how we think, but what we choose.
Pluto shows us what we don’t want to see — either in ourselves on through our projections onto others. Pluto is the shadow, the unconscious, the id that lurks within. When we recognize our unconsciousness we’re able to transmute it into something else, which is why Pluto is such a powerful evolutionary assist.
Mercury will face off with Jupiter today and conjunct Uranus on Sunday. If Pluto showed us something about ourselves and our choices, how do we transform what we belive in, what we put our faith in, and how we see the world? While Mercury conjunct Uranus may bring a powerful revelation, insight, or breakthrough, it also may speak to separation. Uranus helps us break from the old so that new experiences and new consciousness can come in.
What a day Friday was! A really intense couples counseling session…and two moments of lightning clarity that showed me (and us, I think) that it is time to break away from those things and people that don’t support us, and strike out on a new path. I saw my relationships with close family in a new totality that showed me how much I need to get some distance (and still love from that distance). I know it sounds trite, but it gave me permission to be my authentic self; it removed a psychological barrier that made me feel dependent on people who don’t necessarily support and nourish that authentic self. I feel lighter, freer…and ready to move forward toward a different future.