Friday night and I’m making sprouted lentils. Always a party in MoonPlutoLand 😉 and today, thanks to Twitter, I wound up watching a live lecture by John Van Auken (Edgar Cayce scholar and head of the A.R.E. in Virginia Beach) on the Mayan Prophesy and then, of course, like a good kitten, I went in search of other awesome Van Auken talks.
Thus I found him explaining “grace,” a word I happen to love:
“… when you are practicing what we call ‘the fruits of the spirit’ then they actually give you a little space, a little time in which the law of action and reaction (i.e. karma) is suspended while you try, while you attempt to change, while you attempt to become a better person. You get a break… And that’s another form of grace that comes upon us.”
I got fascinated by the idea of the “break” and wondered about astrological analogies.
Do the retrograde periods of planets correspond to these breaks? When Saturn seems to go backwards in the sky, is that a “grace period?” We tend not to think of it that way. We get frustrated. Planets not behaving at full power, full speed. We humans just want to advance!
But apparently grace is available. And, it seems to me, needed.
I then wondered about certain transits in and of themselves being breaks from having to meet our karma. For example, any trines you may encounter 🙂 Or Jupiter himself in whatever house he’s transiting. Like the lotus. A flower growing out of the slime and ooze.
And then there’s Neptune. Neptune (making my own correspondence here) is The Hanged Man. He smiles. Infused with holy purpose? Maybe. Trying to become a better person? Could be. We just don’t know yet. But he’s not meeting his karma upside down like that. He’s waiting.
I bring this idea of grace to you this evening just because I think it’s beautiful, and as I was writing this morning, I did experience an expansion of consciousness. Makes sense with Venus (who rules physical grace and beauty) applying in opposition to Jupiter. Big grace 🙂
What’s your definition of karma? Of grace?
xo
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2 thoughts on “Big Grace: Venus Opposing Jupiter”
like this very much. was thinking about “grace” last night as i listened to some of the parents of the newtown children speak about their losses/experiences over the last week. some of them are in an incredible space… one of severe grief, but also tremendous expansion, insight and positivity. it reminded me of a family member who lost someone tragically and suddenly, and she said that this kind of experience catapults you into an expanded state of awareness… where if you can just BE with it… it will show you grace… i.e. the ability to see things as they *really* are without the illusion of separation so prevalent in our “normal” state of consciousness. i think you have really gotten onto something with your idea of retrograde planets/periods and the opportunity to experience grace or a grace period…. times for no action… just being.
How did you know ‘grace’ is my favorite word? Among other things, I believe grace is the kindness we give and receive, without it having to be earned or deserved. When we’re in touch with this state of grace, we’re able to feel the presence of the Divine in spite of any chaos going on around us and to trust all will be well. To be gracious is to be kind, even when we don’t much feel like it., so describing it as an ‘expansion of consciousness’ would fit. Karma is how we learn and grow, and presents us with opportunities to help us move beyond our previous limitations and perspectives. That’s what I think anyway. Have you ever checked out asteroid Karma (3811)? It’s been a significant one for me.
About those trines, I’m having a few right now involving Jupiter conjunct my MC (trine my Aquarius Moon and Ceres in Libra); of course, it’s also setting off my Yod, with my own Jupiter at the apex. It’s been VERY challenging to stay gracious and courageous which I guess means I need the practice!:)
We’re having lentil/black-eyed pea casserole for dinner.