Yesterday, I wrote about my generation (October 1956 – November 1970) having its natal Neptune in Scorpio. This seems to me to be a perfect lead in for a discussion on the Eighth House, ruled by Scorpio and Pluto.
The Eighth House is YOUR personal Path of Least Resistance for how you can hook-up with the Infinite POWER of your Inner BEing. Astrologically speaking, Pluto represents your Soul. From my perspective, the Soul is another name for our Inner BEing ~ that part of us that is an extension of SOURCE energy, the Quantum Field, just like a wave is an extension of the ocean. The Quantum Field is infinite, eternal and multi-dimensional. It contains ALL Frequencies ~ ALL possible realities. It is the “stuff” from which Creation is made. “Pluto” is the root word for “plutonium,” a very powerful element. Plutonium is derived from (and more powerful than) the element uranium. In fact, plutonium is extracted from uranium by burning it which gives us the imagery associated with Scorpio and Pluto: The Phoenix Rising from the Ashes. Thus, the Eighth House is your map to TRANSFORMATION and EMPOWERMENT.
For me, my Eighth House is ruled by Aquarius, Saturn and Uranus. (Note that Uranus can be viewed as a pseudo-root word for Uranium!, so my Eighth House is STEEPED in POWER!) Aquarius is the sign of Liberation and Freedom. I do feel very empowered by liberating experiences. I feel my most empowered when I feel free to make the choices I desire. When I am feeling trapped, bogged down or stuck in a situation (emotional or conditional), receiving inspiration for a clarifying solution or understanding is very liberating, freeing and empowering for me.
Aquarius is also an air sign which represents the mental realm. The feelings of liberation, freedom and empowerment have very subtle differences in the resonance of their frequencies. Yet, because liberation and freedom are my path of least resistance for hooking into my own empowerment, I translate them nearly synonymously. In fact, Aquarian energies are indeed extremely subtle as they access the multi-dimensionalities of higher consciousness. My natal Mercury, ruler of Gemini ~ another air/mental sign, is in my Eighth House and Aquarius. Uranus is the Higher Octave of Mercury. What an ingenious way that my Soul set up for me to ensure my ability to stay connected to It’s power!
Aquarians are known for being able to see the bigger picture. They know how all the pieces come together to create the bigger picture for what is happening and for what is possible. With my natal Mercury in Aquarius, I can adeptly translate and communicate these frequencies which I perceive as feelings and images. While some may perceive my language to be as though I am “splitting hairs,” in order to be true to myself, I must translate as closely to what I am perceiving as possible. The subtleties matter; it is like the difference between describing something as round or spherical. This level of clarity in the mental realm is also very empowering for me. Thus, when I can not see the big picture, I lack complete understanding, and I feel vulnerable. I must be able to get the full picture in order to feel empowered. Fortunately for me, the Cosmic Messenger (my natal Mercury in Aquarius) is an ally for me!
My level of Heightened Awareness is frequently underestimated by others. As such, I have often encountered experiences of others trying to take advantage of me. My natal Saturn in Aquarius has helped me learn how to establish the kinds of boundaries I require that allow me to maintain my Sovereignty ~ My POWER. And, needless to say, my natural ability to shift from broadcasting vulnerability to empowerment in a flash can be very unsettling, destabilizing or even threatening for others as they may perceive me to be erratic and unpredictable. My Saturn in Aquarius has been liberating for me in other ways. She is conjunct my natal Mercury, and so throughout my life, I have had many Mystical (Scorpio) experiences. These Mystical experiences have been very empowering for me, particularly as a child that could not make sense of the 3D world in which I found myself. My Mystical experiences provided a sort of structure and stability that I required to create a semblance of order in my world.
Understanding Aquarius as an air sign is significant. All modalities and activities that are aligned with the Air Element are ways in which I can easily and effortlessly tap into or reclaim my power: breath work, meditation, music (including drums, bowls, tuning forks), bird medicine, colors, vision questing, plant medicine that invokes altered states of being, and most particularly for me, shamanic astrology. The Cosmos and Its Luminary BEings have a unique language that They share with me. This is why much of what I write astrologically is not found in mainstream astrology. It’s my own Cosmic Language, so to speak. Looking to the Cosmos is my safety net for certainty, confidence and clarity ~ for connecting with my own POWER.
Today, our Cosmic Messenger (Mercury) moved into Aries, and as He did so, He inspired me to share this information about the realm of the Eighth House in which He resides in my own Soul’s map. The other significance to this for me is that Aries is the ruler of the First House, and He ~ along with my natal Saturn and the Aquarian energies ~ are intercepted in the First House of my SOLar Return chart.
Through the course of my evolutionary journey, the link between the energies of Aquarius and its opposite sign, Leo, have become broken, so they are no longer balancing each other. This is somewhat humorous to me because I have often been called “a rebel WITHOUT a cause!” Actually, what’s not so ha-ha for me is that I feel my earliest drive to be original and different was suppressed by the adults around me. I specifically recall my cousins and I being told to “play purty” which to me meant, “Sit still, be quiet and don’t do anything to get noticed.” As I grew older, this pattern of intolerance by the elders/authoritarians in my life for my desire to explore new, strange and (in the Deep South) socially unacceptable things like other religions and cultures persisted. Words cannot describe the RADICAL UPHEAVAL that my first trip to India caused amongst my friends and family, and subsequently, for me! With Leo being intercepted in my SOLar Return’s Seventh House, I am aware that I have felt as though it is difficult for me to be noticed, receive attention and concern, or to be acknowledged and praised in my relationships. One way in which I experience this is when a person does not answer my calls, when my text messages or emails go unanswered and when a person doesn’t call me back when they say that they will. (All of these forms of communication (Mercury) are ruled by Uranus.) Another more fundamental expression of these intercepted energies is how people are naturally drawn to me to be nurtured and emotionally supported, yet I don’t receive the same from them. I require just as much emotional attending to as others do, yet they perceive me as a bottomless well that can just keep giving. Today, as Uranus in Taurus is semi-sextile to Mercury, it is extremely apparent to me that the Cosmic Messenger and the Cosmic Liberator are complicit in taking this opportunity to bring this imbalance into my Awareness so that I can transform these energies, reforge their link and rise up even more powerful than before! I’m definitely receiving a lot of Cosmic support for this transformation. Uranus is also standing across the sky from our Full Moon in Libra tomorrow (4/19) ILLUMINATING this personal transformation’s role as a radical breakthrough in my mastery of Conscious Equal Partnerships!! No surprise for me that this Full Moon in Libra is happening in my SOLar Return’s Ninth House of the Adept, the Sage and expanding spiritual consciousness.
What is YOUR Path of Least Resistance for tapping into your Inner BEing’s Infinite POWER? I hope you are excited to discover this for yourself!
Many blessings to you,
Sofia Mona Lisa
Alchemical Creation High Priestess
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