Gregory Frank Harris "A Bountiful Harvest"
The Autumn Equinox occurs on September 22nd, 2010 @ 11:09pm EDT and on September 23rd @ 3:09am UT when the Sun ingresses Libra.
The next 90 days shall be influenced by the energy tones set upon the Equinox and during this time we shall be fleshing out and further developing our creations that were seeded during the Spring Equinox 6 months prior while also weeding out that which has not come to viable form post Summer Solstice.
Normally, when the Sun enters Libra annually our desire for social interaction is increased and we find ourselves pivoting away from our solo endeavors in favor of the pleasures of shared experiences. It is a time for relaxing and enjoying with others the fruits born of our labors of the previous months. Notice I said “normally”. The Autumn Equinox chart this year is a highly focused chart with the Sun applying to a conjunction with Saturn in Libra, applying to a square with Pluto in Capricorn and in an applying opposition to the Pisces Moon. In addition, we find all planets working in conjunction pairs and this too shall lend intensive direction to this Autumn period. While we do have most planets(except for Mercury) tenanting the natural 7th-12th houses of social and trans-personal interaction, with the fore mentioned aspects, there is a gravity implied that will find our interactions to be more of a serious nature and purpose driven while also being emotionally fueled.
The Saturn-Uranus opposition series that began in 2008 has come to conclusion and the Cardinal Squares of this past summer are now separating yet we find we are still navigating our way through the fall-out and sifting through the many pieces of our lives that were impacted by these forces that initiated us to deep and long lasting changes. While these past months may have appeared to be a stalemate in many ways(especially if you had natal placements being influenced by these heavy-duty transits) we were nonetheless seeding and fostering the growth of new creations even as some parts of our lives continued to disintegrate around us. So much shifting was continuously occurring that most days were chaotic at best and others were just downright excruciating. Yet through this all we continued to place precious energy into our new endeavors and have held onto the hopes that at the end of this stormy period we would find within the debris that something(s) we had sowed last Spring had indeed taken root and became a viable life-form.
We are now at the point of harvest, a period of taking stock of what has survived the storms and come to a productive form and is worthy of further energy investment while also assessing any losses and honoring that which has not become viable in a manner that allows us to let go of whatever we were attempting to grow and to move forward free of any regrets or feelings of failure.
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Looking to the specifics of the Autumn Equinox chart we find:
The Sun in Libra conjunct Saturn illustrates the need to show responsibility for/within our relationships and commit ourselves to bringing our Highest Self to our relations with others while tempering our egoic self allowing for better harmony in our interactions. The Sun’s square to Pluto reminds us of the importance of committing one’s self to relations that allow for the continued strengthening of one’s goals and foundations while cautioning us to not become involved in power plays that damage the harmony of our relationships or decrease our, or another’s, effectiveness in demonstrating our new public expressions in a functional form.
The triple conjunction of the Moon-Uranus-Jupiter in opposition to the Sun implies that we once again have come to a stop point, per se, where will be evaluating if any situations or relations of the past 6 months now need to come to closure. With Uranus once again in mutual reception to Neptune in Aquarius we have the support available to pierce any lingering illusions and to let go of, and receive healing within, anything that just is not going to be in our best interest come the reentry of Jupiter and Uranus into Aries early next year. The triple conjunction in Pisces also shows the desire to move on, either if that be by a physical change of residence or through a shift in perspective, that allows for a new freedom of movement in one’s life. This Moon-Uranus-Jupiter conjunction can also spark sudden intuitive insight into anything that is still impeding forward movement and those, including myself, that are still searching to identify unknown factors that feel binding will be aided in finding the closure and healing they seek.
Mercury, strengthened by it’s residence in Virgo, makes no significant applying aspects in the Equinox chart but does offer the support of discernment to be applied in relation to Virgo area’s of health, communication and daily routine concerns which will offer stability to our basic daily regimens as we weave through these next months of interactive changes.
There is a strong Scorpionic element present in the Equinox chart for Venus, the ruler of the Sun, is in residence in Scorpio.With Venus conjunct Mars (strong in one of it’s own 2 signs) we find a drive to obtain that which we love and desire through pushing ourselves to the extremes and will not likely be willing to settle for anything less than what we feel is our due. Mars in harmonious separating aspects to most of the players of the summers Cardinal Squares implies that we have been working towards this juncture for some time and that the intense internal reworking we have done is now seeking to be brought into an external form that reflects where we have come to be in relation to our deepest desires. An applying semi-sextile from Saturn in Libra to Mars encourages us to continue to practice healthy boundaries and to temper our personal desires when necessary for harmony to be maintained in our relations. The Venus-Mars conjunction also continues the theme of the past weeks of the seeking of the inner-marriage of masculine and feminine energies as well as the joining together of the masculine and feminine through new relationships being entered.
Pluto and the North Node in Capricorn continue to beckon us to transform anything that prevents us from moving into new expressions that are necessary for our personal and collective futures and over the next weeks as the conjunction of these two tightens we may find we are less beckoned, and more pushed, to make adjustments to anything that is still chaining us to past dysfunctional forms and/or habits represented by Pluto’s opposition to the South Node in Cancer.
Neptune and Chiron are once again tightly paired in Aquarius with Neptune strengthened by mutual reception with Uranus in Pisces. The sudden busting of illusions that prevent the collective healing has been an ongoing theme and we continue to be brought to a level of wisdom through the honest assessment of our own wounds seen without the bandages we have applied in an attempt to conceal their true nature. As we have worked through our own ills we have found the commonality of our ills in relation to the mass of humanity. Compassionate understanding for what ails another is reached through similar trials and suffering and through this we acquire a greater tolerance for our fellow man and their conditions. During the period of time recently that Neptune and Chiron were inconjunct Saturn in Virgo many found it necessary(especially sensitives and healers) to get clear on what was truly our personal suffering and what was not and through responsible discernment to determine if our carrying of the ills of another(s) was truly beneficial to either/both parties. With this inconjunct period now concluded we can look forward to these next weeks being productive in making solid progress in our personal healing endeavors for we have now unraveled our own ills from those of others hence allowing us to more effectively address our personal issues.
A last note on the Equinox chart finds us without any planets in fire and indicates a lack of inspiration and spirit. I personally see this as being quite poetic for it pushes us towards interactions with people to seek our pleasure, and solace, and will assist in bringing relationships closer together and adding substance to them.
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Full Moon @ 1° Aries/Libra
The Full Moon in Aries arrives within just a few short hours of the Autumn Equinox on September 23rd @ 5:17 am EDT and 9:17 am UT. Even though the chart of the Full Moon is very close to the chart of the Equinox in aspect, it is not indicative of the long term tones set by the Equinox chart, but brings about the culmination of what most recently was put into motion upon the last New Moon in Virgo.
The Moon and Sun located upon the critical 1° of Aries and Libra respectively are on highly sensitive points that have generated much energy these past months. While these degrees are connected to new beginnings and the Sun is focusing it’s Light upon the Moon we might interpret this as being indicative of sudden breaks from past conditions that began to be loosened over the period since the Spring Equinox by the non-stop pressure exerted upon these degree’s by the outer planet heavies. The Sun in Libra is representative of the progress we have made in the past months in bringing ourselves into new forms of Being. Our successes of the past months now focus upon the Moon degree and light up our next moves necessary to be in the spaces and places that foster our near future well-being when first Jupiter, and then Uranus, cross the 1st degree of Aries early next year. As the Full Moon is a culmination, we may suddenly find ourselves dropping anything and everything that is not congruent with the new possibilities we were glimpsing and reaching for this past summer as Jupiter and Uranus occupied the same Moon degree.
Pluto in applying squares to both the Moon and Sun pushes us to complete whatever is necessary in a timely manner to move further ahead on our transformative paths while Saturn conjunct the Sun and opposing the Moon encourages anchoring that which began at the Spring Equinox firmly into the now moment and taking responsibility for the continued growth and application of what has come forth.
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These 2 events are dynamic and show we are entering a period of internal changes become external(with these external changes increasing more so when Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune turn direct later this autumn) and with more endings being likely even while we continue to further develop and strengthen our new initiatives. Much has already been processed and set into motion and I personally believe that what comes forth now has already been in the works for a while. We are best served by having trust in ourselves and our previous choices for self-doubts will only hinder one’s appreciation of this period and will not be likely to serve any good purpose. As always be as kind as possible to yourself and others but enforce those boundaries when necessary and choose whom and what you align with wisely.
Blessings and Love~ Kachina Houska
Into the Mystic 
All I can say is WOW !!!
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Hi MaryRose,
Happy to see you came over from FB to share a bit. 🙂 xxx
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Ditto to MaryRose!
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This is the best piece I’ve read so far on the Equinox/Full moon! What an incredible time we are living in, and how amazing it has been to witness and participate in it . My ex is staying with me before she moves to San Fran and we are having to process every last cobweb left of our old outworn 18 yr relationship ( that actually feels like a past life at this point). The amazing thing is that we are both doing it from a “witness-consciousness” perspective, clearing every last shred of karma between us so that we may move into the future as clear as possible. It’s really incredible actually, even though tough at times. Keep up the good writing and voicing of your intuition. Namaste.
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Sounds like it’s been a busy yet gratifying summer for you Yeshe, awesome!
What a blessing to be able to work with your ex in releasing/closure ritual. I have had this experience also and it is profound and yes, as you say tough at times..yet even as you free each other there is a love and bond born on a whole other level that is indescribable. Love without cords, needs, attachments…
So nice to see you again..be well! xo
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ThankYou Kachina Houska Great Post as Usual !!!
All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter another. Anatole France
They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom. Confucius
Blessings !!!
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~Courage is the power to let go of the familiar.-Raymond Lindquist
Good to see you Jorge and Blessings to you also! xx
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Kachina, you are without doubt amongst the best astrologers practicing today. This is a superbly crafted jewel of wisdom which I will carry with me through these days of change and transition. May the clarity of autumn skies and the warmth of Libra sunshine bless you with love.
Morvah xxx
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That is a most generous compliment Morvah..bless you!
Your blessings are also appreciated and I wish you well too. xo
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I found your site by accident doing a search for Autumn Equinox astrology and WOW am I glad I did!!! What an incredible post! I will come back to this over the next couple of days…my own personal experiences mirror the things you have written here. Incredible! Namaste.
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Hi Lola~
Ah! Glad you joined us here..please come back and share whenever the mood strikes you.
Amazing how it all comes together..isn’t it? What an amazing Universe we are a part of..
Namaste.
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great insight – i follow your astrology allot – thx so much for you work 🙂
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You’re welcome mark!
Glad you stopped in to share. 🙂 xx
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no problem 🙂 to be honest i’ve been looking at about 4/5 astrology sites for a few years now and yours is now the clear guv’nor from recent work.
it helps me with my qabalistic and hermetic work so thanks again. i have a new book published soon worldwide – more info at http://www.waykiwayki.com if you ever get a moment.
x
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The Uranus/Saturn opposite raised havoc in my 10th/4th houses (respectively). At first, it seemed to be a struggle between career and home. I was forced to make a major change in my residence (“sacrifice it,” literally) because of crazy stuff happening at my workplace.
In addition, I think I told a message board or 2 that I discovered a crack in my house foundation when Saturn was in my early 4th house! No kidding!!
What transpired from that was I got a transfer to another location about 600 miles away, to where my father’s people lived. What appeared to be a work/home matter turned into a father/mother issue…
My father and I were estranged since I was in utero and I didn’t know his family until he died in 1990, and our relationship was strained, cool, and quite detached. Since I’ve moved closer to them and in my few interactions with them, I started refining the role of my mother’s and father’s people in helping me define who I am, and also defining my relationships with them (I’m now 37, with my own everything). This has been a very painful process with having to address many hurts and then admit very tough truths.
I learned that my father’s people did contribute somewhat to my life because some of them did show me what it took to thrive in the adult world (they were very Saturian, hah). If my father hadn’t died, I may not had ever gotten those teachings.
My mother’s people (very Uranian, hahaha) definitely raised me the best the could and with what they had, along with their own wounds that needed healing. I finally told my mother that despite her faults, shortcomings, and not-so-stellar mothering that I was truly “her kid” and that I fully belonged to her and her family.
For my father’s side, I finally came to accept the distant (at best) relationship I’ve had with them, and also be grateful that I was able to gain a sense of the other half of my heritage and then get ready to grow up. All of this has been closing over the course of 2010…
(Sorry so long, but it was interesting to see how an aspect changed its manifestation in my life).
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Wow..Kristy..Saturn-Uranus got me in the 4th-10th too while squaring my natal Moon and I completely understand the cracks in the foundation, literal and figurative.
From what you have shared it seems you applied yourself incredibly well to the best that this opposition had to offer..that shows an enormous amount of courage on your part to step up to bat and deal with familial issues free of expectations. You will no doubt find over time that these choices you made during this time will benefit you in many yet unknown manners in the future.
Congratulations for not only surviving, but THRIVING within, this recent leg of your journey!
Blessings! xo
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Kachina, this is a masterpiece! Exquisitely written and simply brimming with priceless information, here. I actually took notes and made an outline to completely see on paper how all the time frames and their possible meanings fit together. Needed some time to digest all of this. God Bless Sam Cooke! What a great choice here. The first time I played it yesterday, I bawled like a baby which made it so crystal clear that a major change is long over due. Wonder how others reacted to that song?
The present planetary party (not a fun one) is projecting a full frontal smack to my Cardinal Grand Cross. Pluto is taking inventory of my 12th house moon and my moon child has been on her very best behavior. Everything in my chart is standing at full attention now. Being a sensitive, healer type, I feel it all, although no significant incidence has occurred, it just feels really tense, like something is going to blow. I’m anxious about something that has yet to happen. Well, perhaps there was an incidence: While I was at work a couple of days ago, my husband spent the day in the kitchen. All of the dishes, pans, silverware etc. were put away filthy dirty and greasy! No attempt to even wash them at all! So, in addition to dealing with a lousy relationship, we may have to deal with Alzheimer’s as well. This is not the first symptom, but it is the most alarming one. A possible peek into the future. I did take note of your mentioning Pluto and NN getting tight. They are both conjunct my Moon (focal of Yod) now! Also Neptune and Chiron are both conjunct my Sun. Great…..You mentioned that we must unravel our own ills from that of another. The 2nd and 8th houses are loaded!
What a party…..
We will all survive these conditions! We will remain vigilent and aware. We will remember, as you wrote that we should be kind, enforce our boundaries when necessary and to be choosy with who and what we align ourselves. We must be self protective, but also be aware of and comfort those who are in deep pain and hurting. Just think, we utilize astrology, but many people do not. They must wonder, “What in the Hell is going on here?” Please accept gratitude for your wonderful work! You are a treasure….
Love,
Jan
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Jan,
Your sincere support of my work is truly appreciated and your sharing of your up’s and down’s inspires me to keep plugging away on my own..especially on the days that my 12th moon child is throwing tantrums and favors slipping back into the shadows over keeping it all out front and center.
Sam Cooke..I enjoy all of his songs..but “Change is Gonna Come” just brings something up in me that I cannot even describe. I think our GodSpark really grooves to Sam..know what I mean? 😉
I’m sorry to hear that you and your husbands circumstances are escalating and that his condition appears to be deteriorating..I know this is a difficult time for you and your choices are not easy ones yet you seem to have the mettle it takes to not only move through this intact but also to strew a few roses to the bystander’s along your path..myself included.
Cheering you on.. as always..much love!
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Kachina, I hope you don’t mind if I add my support to yours for Jan – Hello Jan, Wasn’t it a great article? Just to let you know I am thinking of you too and greatly admire your courage at such a difficult time – Morvah
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Morvah,
You’re support of any here is always most welcome and appreciated. An act of loving kindness brought forth into this space will never be minded with anything but gratitude. ❤
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Hi Kachina and Morvah!
Thank you for your kind support Morvah! I read it just before heading off to work and just having you reach out to me flooded my heart with joy and warm feelings. We both do agree that Kachina is so incredibly wise and her work is on the level of excellence and pointing skyward. Thank you so much, Morvah and Blessings to you!
Kachina, you simply DO have a way with words. Your messages are always woven like an intricate, lovely tapistry, but not just for the beauty; substantial, timely and important information is revealed.
Originally, searching for 12th House Moon info was how I found you. It feels like coming home here….For all of us 12th House Moon people, it is also important that we learn about the meaning of our phase of the moon. I was born during the Dark of the Moon, the Balsamic Moon. I’ve grown to love the phase, the House and all the aspects to my Moon (as stressed as they are). I studied my Mother’s chart, this woman who never wanted or loved me. Who was she? How did my infant, Baby Moon feel at the time of birth? She was frightened s—less! And there was no welcoming committee there. The answers brought healing. My Moon Child, I love and fiercely protect from all hostile or unwise influences, especially when they come from ME! Not ashamed of her anymore, but proud of her nurturing ability and of all the assaults she has endured. She is my precious “Baby Child”. She needs grounding and a lot of love and guidance. My purpose for writing this is to hopefully help, comfort or inspire others with a 12th House Moon. Thanks for indulging…..
The Autumn Equinox and the Cardinal Grand Cross of our times is certainly an intriging planetary setup. For me, it is best dealt with, so far by knowing my chart like the back of my hand. Still working on this. Our charts are like our own personal GPS or map of various roadways we may travel to get to wherever we wish to go. Our destination could be someplace between Heaven and Hell. Like the Robert Frost poem, The Road Not Taken”, we have choices! We stand at the fork in the road sometimes, wondering which road to take. We can fortify ourselves with knowledge we dig up and the wisdom from others. We can all be of great comfort to each other and a fortress in this
massive storm. We WILL survive! I’m thinking, here, that instead of viewing these transiting planets as enemies filling us with fear, we may want to take a healthy deep breath and perhaps view them differently, as teachers, if you will. I don’t want to become a puddle on the floor. Evolvement is my desire. I have learned that my own personal Cardinal Grand Cross CAN be a gift! Just like this Collective Grand Cross, the energies must be grounded, focused and controlled. It IS Cardinal, so action helps; and through action, here comes our CHANGE!
Love to you ALL,
Jan
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Bravo Jan..well spoken!
{{you really should start your own blog..you have sooo much to offer of value!}} 😉
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