Into the Mystic

Today, is my eldest daughter’s birthday.

Today, she is 22.

Yet yesterday she was a defiant teen, and the day before that an awkward pre-teen, and the day before that, it was her first day of kindergarten.

The day previous to that day, she was the toddler with her arms wrapped around my neck, her tiny little face peeking through my hair, as she flirted with whomever was offering her, a much beloved cookie.

Not so many days ago, she was placed upon my breast, this newborn delight of mine, and she smiled up at me with a little pucker of a smile, and I felt a Love and Peace, that is the gift of Motherhood, of which we lack words of enough depth and richness, to even remotely describe this Heavenly Space.

Mother’s reading this, understand this and are in no need of words to describe what this is when holding company with one another, for we feel it and just understand it, this sacred space of a deep, eternal love that we enter into, within these rites of Motherhood.

Yes, I am deeply nostalgic today, and am savoring each and every drop, every single moment of memory, that returns to me this day.

You see, I feel we have these moments, and the whole of these moments, defines the Truth of our existence.

These moments, that define us, are the moments that reside in our Hearts, and are ever present, and ever alive.

I do not believe in living in the past, and yet, I do believe we occasionally need to take a moment, to scan around to be certain, that we have brought forward, all of the really precious wonders, that have brought us to Be, whom we are now.

The moments I carry in my Heart, those shared with both of my daughter’s, and the gift’s they have graced me with, in those shared experiences, are directly responsible for whom I have come to Be, today.

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There are many things I intended to write about today.

Yet as soon as I awoke, the myriad of moments that I shared with my daughter, from the first that she entered this world, indeed from the moment I conceived her, continue to drift through my mind and senses.

This nostalgia is likely intensified today as I am currently in a period with heavy transits to my natal Moon (mother,women), with transiting Uranus and Saturn in square, and Pluto in opposition.

So, I thought maybe I’d try something a little different today, and I am going to review my personal chart for what I had transpiring the year I birthed this lovely child of mine.

If you are so inclined, feel free to share your personal experiences/astrology data in the comment section, I would enjoy sharing this “Sea of Nostalgia” with other parents that wish to savor their moments of wonder the year their children arrived.

So, here goes, a look at how this child entered my universe, via astrological influences. 🙂

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My chart with transits, February of ’87, month of conception.

My chart and transits on the day of my daughters birth.

I am not going to go into deep details here, after all, I am in a sea of nostalgia at the moment, and I will say straight up, that my insight may be slightly colored today with all of these sunbeams and rainbows I have dancing about me. (((smirks)))

But hey, this is my memory and reality, and if you should ever make a request of me, to cast and interpret a picture of your “memory”, I promise (((winks))) to be completely objective and thoroughly detail oriented.

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So on with my own personal reality show-and-tell:

In the month of my daughter’s conception, transiting Pluto had recently entered my 5th house (children, love affairs and creativity), signifying momentous change in this area of my life. Indeed, this welcomed me into the fold of Motherhood, for not only my first daughter, but also my second, were conceived and born while Pluto was within my 5th house (Children created of Love shared).

Also in the conception month, Neptune was within minutes of an exact conjunction with my Descendant. Venus, too, was aligning conjunct with my Descendant and transiting Neptune.  With the conjunction of Venus and Neptune (the lower and higher octaves of Love, respectively)  I was being offered a gift, something beautiful, loving and new. 🙂 With this transiting pair joining together at my Descendant, this ‘gift’ was likely to bring something that would be a partnership, something committed.

Well, I would say, that was just perfectly So.

My daughter, conceived at this time, was my gift of new, beauty and love, of which I am joyously in a lifetime/eternal commitment to.

Also, Jupiter had recently crossed my Midheaven, signifying a new 12 year chapter in my life and bringing rewards for my previous 12 year cycle of effort and Chiron was transiting my 12th house, signifying a period of healing of my wounds related to my 12th house (unconscious, past).

Yes, I was in fact, about to receive this miraculous healing gift, to assist in my healing of my past.

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On the day my daughter entered this world, Chiron was conjunct my Moon, ushering in healing of the Mother/Feminine archetypes and literally manifesting as a period of  healing for my self, through the mothering, of my own child.

Transiting Moon was blessing my natal Venus, promising an intimate, emotionally beautiful and love graced experience, perfect for the birth of your child, yes? 🙂

Transiting Mars joined tr. Pluto in conjunction in my 5th house (children/creativity/love affairs), bringing a dynamic energy of focus, determination and transformational change, and this was undeniably evidenced, through the birth, of my first child.

My natal Mars, was being bolstered by the transiting Sun, bringing the courage and energy I would need, for this child’s birth (which I am pleased to share I was blessed to be able to deliver her, and her sister, natural without the need of any med’s).

This Sun/Mars transit also set up a sensitized point in my chart, that would assist me with extra energy, during the period post-birth.

I should mention, that in the weeks previous to my daughter’s birth, Saturn had transited my natal Mars, bringing forth a gentler and more focused drive from the nature of my Mars. A discipline through Saturn, perfectly suited for a woman about to enter Motherhood.

Too, with both Saturn and Uranus transiting my 6th house literal symbolism presents of the sudden (uranus), structural (saturn) changes that were to take place within my daily life and habits(6th house).

Jupiter in the 10th, was expanding my social area’s, as  I was now entering a new social circle, that of Motherhood.

And lastly, on this day, of Kaleigh’s birth, Neptune was exactly upon my Descendant, and Venus within my 7th house (partnership/commitment), offering a promise of a long-term, committed and beautifully Loving relationship, and so it has been..and shall ever Be.

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Thanks to those that came along with me into the depths of the Sea of Nostalgia. 🙂

I invite you to share your personal story, if you so desire to do so!

Blessings All~~