DEALING WITH ANXIETY–PRE-ELECTION ISSUE.
The amount of fear in the news and in people that I talk to has moved beyond the rational If you can move beyond it you can see how crazy the mind gets into chaotic fantasy. Have we lost. faith in the checks and balances our founding fathers put when they created our country? First of all we have Federalism and the independence of state government that prevents dictatorial rule and we have the checks and balance of Congress and the Supreme Court. No matter who get elected, all of that structure is unlikely to disappear overnight. Yes, we could get some rioting like we saw with the BLM movement after Floyd in localized areas but how many of you are going to be directly impacted by it? We exaggerate the negative if we see a few tragic events on the news. Is it really impacting us? Compared to other countries, it takes a lot to get masses of diverse Americans taking to the streets. So what is going on in the stars?
There is a lot of fear and tension in the air as we have a number of planets in Saturn and Rahu-owned nakshatra, and nakshatras influence the mental plane most. Rahu is in Saturn’s nakshatra of Uttrabhadrapade (Pisces 3.20-16.40) until Feb. 23, 2025, in the true node system, and this combination always heightens fear and paranoia and tension, which the media have been feeding for weeks before the election. Mars went into another Saturn constellation of Pushya (Cancer 3.20-16.40) and that continues until Jan. 8, 2025, and that combination is always good for frustration, stress, and tension. Mercury went into another Saturn-owned Nakshatra on Nov. 1, and it stays there until Nov. 8, and the Sun in is Swati’s Nakshatra, which is owned by Rahu and also creates fear and tension. You can see that the fear and tension are not going to go away for a while, but some will be lifted after Nov. 8, although I do not think the election results will be known for a long time. The good news is that Saturn’s nakshatras are auspicious for spiritual development and bring. good results with hard work and effort and have many positive qualities. And there is Divine grace from the deities that run all of them i., so we have to think that positive transformation is happening beyond our mental craziness.
We are going to have master fear of the future or be miserable all year. The mind cannot have an emotion on an abstract level so it attaches to something in the environment and the pulse is on fear of the future because of Trump. I tell you, if Trump is elected not elected, the fear would attach to something else like North Korea in Ukraine or Iran’s nuclear programs. There is always something. .
Most of the things we fear never happen and its that 1% surprise element that knocks us out of the park. Fear is a survival mechanism to keep us out of danger. If we stick our hand into the fire when we are small, we learn not to do it again but then maybe we are inordinately afraid of fire our entire life. Just remember that most of what we fear does not happen and dismiss it.
Saturn governs the base chakra and often spiritual folks work more on their upper chakras through meditation but if their root chakra is not developed and Saturn is weak in their chart, their financial planning and infrastructure and connection to the earth is a bit out of balance. This can create a lot of instability and fear. Its like a pyramid. If the base of the pyramid is strongly supported, the energies can move higher to the peak. If we have a solid bank account and savings plans then we have the freedom to pursue our spiritual development and not be thrown off balance. If the pyramid is inverted and there is low energy at the base and all the energy is very strong at the top, then there is no stability to support all the spiritual growth. The current transits are challenging our systems.
Capricorn, the main home for Saturn, requires security and safety to move forward. As it goes into transitional zone this year changing signs and staying in the weaker and more vulnerable areas of the zodiac, its security and safety issues are up..
Saturn will be less problematic when it goes Direct on Nov. 15th. Remember that with Saturn in transition, that fear is all in the mind. Do more meditation and yoga and breath work to transform the energy. The chair pose in yoga, grounds us to the earth chakra as does the Mountain pose so that we feel our feet grasping the earth and this creates more security in our life. Use the fear as a wake up call to handle your finances, get into your body and take care of your health. . Look up the magicians “fear sleeve” and expose him for the fraud that he is. You are infinitely safe in this universe. (If you want to connect astrology to hatha yoga and chakra analysis, see our workshop at: https://www.appliedvedicastrology.com/products-2/yoga/)
Afflicted Saturn requires us to go more slowly, to not rush around like a rabbit and not to do too much; otherwise, our anxiety level increases and we are more likely to get sick from hypertension or anxiety-related illness. The cold winter increases the air element and fear. Drink more hot water and calming herbal teas, slow down, do slower exercise, get oil massages and eat more hot meals and you can keep this aspect at bay. If you are running a Saturn period or are ruled by Capricorn or Aquarius or Leo or Scorpio rising, you may feel the impact until Saturn moves into Pisces next March. The planets are your friends if you heed their advice and do your work.
On a personal level, use the transits to transform your deep unconscious fears, which is what is coming up heal. What are you afraid of? What are you avoiding dealing with? What can you do to get in unstuck?
Again, charts are very individual and we do not ever want to stereotype people by sign but sometimes its a way of putting one’s finger right away on a core problem for the person’s entire life.
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Have a calm week.
