The
Eyes of Heaven
~ All About Transits ~
What are they?
What do they do for you?
How can you understand them?
by Eliza
Bassett
Aloha kakou - greetings to all.
Transits are the placements
of the planets in the astrological sky today, and knowing the astronomical
future of the positions, how they apply to your natal chart. When a person
knows their natal chart?s configuration, what degree each planet sits at,
and which house, then you can apply these future placements to your natal
planets, thus calculating where the planets will be and what these
placements will bring to your life.
Transits represent external
forces helping us to allow change, to move into the present experiences of
our societies. As we know, the world is always changing, and these planetary
contacts assist us and allow us to move ahead. Transits point out
which concepts and ideas we?re still holding on to that need to be
released, so we can function in this present time.
We no longer have a
viewpoint of a seven year old, right? Yet, we learn our natal chart patterns
and how to work with them rather well by the time we are seven years
old. And there are some parts of us that stay "stuck" in
that viewpoint, as well as at other ages along our growth path.
We can resist change, and as
you may have learned, ?what we resist persists?. Meaning the more we
struggle, the more we will have to deal with the problems. This also applies
to denying that a problem exists, since the issue will resurface at a later
date for resolution. Only this time it may not be as simple or easy to
resolve.
Patterns of Transits
Transits occur in several
ways. The most common pattern is a three-pass experience. The planet comes
up and moves across the degree of your natal planet. Then the planet moves
ahead and "stations" into retrograde motion. With that shift, the
natal planet is going to receive the energetic message again from the moving
planet. Then there is a final station - going direct - as the final pass
moves across the natal position.
Another way is to experience
only the forward pass, there is no retrograde and third pass.
One of the more difficult
transits is when a planet does a ?station? either at the retrograde or
direct point, at the same degree of your natal planet. Occasionally there is
a fourth pass of a transiting planet and it can occur with this stationing
feature as a major punch delivering the message.
How to "Hear" the
Message
When you are aware of an
upcoming transit?s timing -- the period of time where the planet moves
into orb of aspect before the exact aspect is in alignment -- you can begin
to work with your knowledge of the planets involved. Read up on the
attributes that are related to each planet involved. There are some specific
books written about some of the outer planets -- Pluto,
Chiron and Saturn
-- that can be helpful. If you are a beginning astrological student, please
make sure that the content is not written for astrologers. I have found that
the writings of Derek
and Julia Parker to be extremely helpful for beginning students.
The first pass is the ?wake
up? call. If you are paying attention, you can feel, hear, and receive the
messages indicating what you need to be working with and changing. If you
don?t hear this information, well, then the second pass (retrograde)
is going to be the "wake up" call. Unfortunately, this can be in
the style of a cosmic two by four or a baseball bat to deliver the messages.
If you did pay attention on the first pass, then the retrograde pass is the
clarification of those messages.
The period between the
retrograde pass and the final pass I call integration. This is where you get
to move into your new understandings and bring into form your new pattern of
daily life. Some create a ritual for the day of the last pass that allows
them to fully bring down their new selves and anchor them in with ease and
grace.
When the planet stations on
the same degree as your natal planet, this can feel like you?re at the
bottom of a mortar and the pestle is descending on you -- time and time
again -- grinding you into bits. The best way to work with this intensity is
to surrender into the Divine Plan of your life. Focus on your goals -- the
long term ones -- not the ones that say "just get me through this
day". By looking ahead, you will pop out of this period without
creating short-term coping mechanisms that end up being with you long past
the difficulties of the transit.
When there is the rare extra
pass when the retrograde planet returns for yet another visit on your natal
planet, this is an extra opportunity to see if there is anything you?ve
overlooked during the prior passes? intense work. For some, it is a
blessing, as they are reminded of a very important process or issue to be
resolved. They had discovered it, but had lost it along the way. (You know
how those notes we make somehow just disappear? haha!) Anyway, this last
extra visit brings those last bits in for you to clear up.
Your Best Tools
Your best tool (and it's
free) is a willingness to look into your own life and be responsible for
what you see. Taking some time for personal reflection is also important.
During any transit of a slow
moving planet -- Saturn,
Chiron, Uranus, Neptune
and Pluto -- your best aid is a small notebook. Even a very teeny one, where
at the end of each day you can jot down the information that appears to you
over and over again. (If you own a PDA, then create a special daily file.) I
suggest you look for information arriving in threes. Just write a few words
down that are the core of the issues being presented. Use a fresh page
daily. Then at the end of the week, look back over each day and see how
things have come to pass. Watch for trends. That way you?ll be able to see
how things are moving through your consciousness.
When things are too
overwhelming, even as you receive the messages clearly, you may need to ask
for help from a trustworthy counselor -- whatever style you prefer. You do
not need to go through these times alone. Your awareness of what is
happening to you will allow your counseling work to proceed with great
speed.
I trust this will help you
with a better understanding of transits.
May we all walk in beauty.
Malama pono (take care). NamastT.
Recommended
book:
"A New Look at Mercury Retrograde"
by Robert Wilkinson
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