Happy February 2008
Happy birthday Aquarius and Pisces Sun Signs
February was named from the Latin word Februare, a word that the Latin’s borrowed from the Sabines and it means “TO PURIFY”
Mercury retrograde, Eclipses, and MORE will help us with the purification process this month as we move into a number 3 month of learning’s.
And the energy in the sky surely is on top of this task as it helps us with that task of getting up off our Fannies and getting moving. We roll into this month with 6 major planetary players in the innovative and inventive Air sign of Aquarius. AND change is in the air, water and in our minds very strongly right now isn’t it?
- Colors for February are traditionally Silvers and blues for cleansing and clearing
- Flowers are Snowdrops and wood anemone:
- And the stones held sacred in ancient times were the Peridot and coral.
January 20th 2004 to Feb 18th is the REST and Cleansing Moon, AQUARIUS; people born under this moon are OTTER people. Their plant is the QUAKING ASPEN TREE, their color is SILVER and their mineral is SILVER & (AMETHYST) their elemental clan is the BUTTERFLY CLAN. During this time IT is said that a silver cord that holds our souls to our body in energized during this time. Using silver, water, candles and anything, which aids your own internal perception and will help your emotions to flow properly works well during this time.
Generating new ideas and looking at what has worked, and what is not working in our lives is our task for right now.. With the sun in the sign of Aquarius until the 18th we are asked to ponder deeply the meaning of life and create new visions of ourselves and how we connect to others. February 2nd I shall predict that the Groundhog will NOT see his shadow and we have a bit more of the winter energy coming for us.
We have very powerful wishing Dark of the moon days this month on the 3rd, 4th and 5th before that 6th New moon Solar Eclipse. Use these days to plan, to build and to look at what projects you wish to create. Pluto is now in the sign of Capricorn and with the moon in Capricorn on the 3rd and 4th we have a POWERFUL creation opening to build and the 5th brings in Aquarius energy so that we can tweak our plans and find new solutions to old problems. There has been Nothing like this for 260 years.
On February 6th we have a NEW MOON SOLAR Eclipse at 19 degrees of Aquarius. The Sabian symbol for this is “A mans secret motives are being publically unmasked” Quite an interesting eclipse degree for an election isn’t it? Solar eclipses allow the past to flow forward so expect some fireworks around this time with all these planets in the revolutionary sign of Aquarius. Remember New moons are Growth and seed planting times and this New moon eclipse is going to shift many of our ideas.
(Please see Eclipse article on carols website http://www.carolbarbeau.com)
On top of this Mercury is retrograde until the 18th in Aquarius bringing back the past and allowing us to revisit some things in our lives. On the 18th when Mercury moves direct you will more clearly see what there is to be revealed in your life and on the public scene.
February 7th we enter the Chinese New year of the Earth Rat. Earth Rat years are years when we need to work at what we wish to grow. This will be a year when many of you will get married, get new jobs, launch a product or project. Rat years are not speedy growth years, but anything you are willing to put time and energy into will grow. Patience is the theme of Earth Rat years and with A GRAND TRINE OF planets in Earth energy this year seems to continue that theme of Earth building and growth. Slow and steady wins the race. Earth energy in American Indian tradition is TURTLE energy.
On the 18th when the Sun enters the watery and psychic land of Pisces.. Those visions become much more real, and the ability to touch, smell, feel and really connect with more than you could dream possible becomes stronger. This energy will work in relationships, business and your inner world. Since Mercury in the air sign of Aquarius which is quite innovate moves direct on this day also expect that you will really feel a significant shift in your energy and perhaps some blockages to dissolve now.
Saturn which is accountability in the Analytical sign of Virgo is retrograde all month asking us to reprocess the details to find out what is working and what needs to be eliminated. Elimination and paring down our life is the theme of this time
February 19th through March 18th is the BIG WINDS moon. (PISCES) Water element. People born during this time are COUGAR people. Their plant is the PLANTAIN, their color is BLUE-GREEN, and their mineral is turquoise and their ELEMENTAL CLAN IS FROG CLAN.
February 20th we have a FULL moon lunar eclipse which is now showing us where we are and where we need to move forward. This Eclipse carries the strong energy of allowing us to let go of the past if we utilize it. The eclipse has the sun at 2 degrees of Pisces and the moon at 2 Virgo. the energy of this Full moon with the sun in Pisces asking us to realize we are all truly one, and the moon in Virgo asking us to look practically at our next step. With Saturn retrograde here in Virgo also the energy of Accountability and looking at the expenditures of our time and energy seem very powerful. IF it does not work and has not worked, you will find this eclipse will gently and easily allow you to let it go and move on..
Perhaps the hardest thing to do during this time will be to stay in the box, Hold onto the status quo and Not move forward. And for many of us, we just could possibly realize that there never was a box, that it was all in our heads and it disappears when we change our thinking and that Unlimited Possibilities are here as old structures disappear and we begin to create our Own lives, our own way.
Namaste Carol Barbeau
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