Beneath the Chaos

I am hearing more and more about how many are feeling everything from overwhelmed to challenged to stuck to anxious in response to the dynamic and perhaps  tumultuous celestial influences these days.

And for sure, the Cosmos is playing its hands, bringing all this right before us and laying it all out on the table.

But what is happening beneath the surface of all this perhaps chaotic energy?

The four Cardinal signs, where so much is happening now, rule the most basic areas of our life. Those that we rely and count on and that essentially constitute our foundations. It is from these areas that all other aspects of our life are supported, such as creativity, friends, our spiritual journey, finances and others. And with so much activity occurring in these signs, many will be feeling change, even chaos, in their lives at these fundamental levels.

Yet beneath the chaos, there is purpose and order to all this. These powerful energies are wanting you to become more aware of how the patterns of your life, those that we often take for granted, actually determine who you are and how you live.

When celestial events as potent as these come along (which is extremely rare) they stir up the bottom of the pond, the place where we stand, and as a result we experience and see where we do actually stand in our life as it is now right before us. And yes, it can produce feelings of turmoil and anxiousness.

To the degree you have become complacent, accepting certain circumstances of your life even if they are not supporting your feeling alive is the degree these influences will be felt in challenging ways. But inherent in this very process is the wake-up call you have perhaps been needing to not only hear, but heed, to compel and inspire you to change.

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Let’s take a closer look at what area of life each of the Cardinal signs rules.
As you read this over, which area lights up for you? Where are you experiencing the most challenges or turmoil? Where are you starting to really get that change simply must occur there?  Where do you see that you are ready to feel more vital and alive? Are you experiencing a “rude awakening” in some specific area? Then most likely that area of your chart is getting the strongest hit from the astrological influences occurring now. Keep in mind that everyone has these four signs in theri natal chart and this means they are each influencing some area of your life.

I.    The first sign of the Cardinal cross is Aries, which is where both Jupiter and Uranus are. It rules:

• Your basic vitality, constitution and health.
• Your sense of self and basic instincts.
• How you stand up for yourself and who you are.
• The ways you feel unique; your sense of  individuality.
• How your world views you and also your willingness to be seen.

If you are experiencing shifts in any of these areas, here are some questions to ask and things to consider:

• Do you feel you are seen for who you are? Are you even willing to be seen?
• Do you assert yourself in positive, effective ways?
• Do you trust your instincts?
• Do you take action when needed or do you hold back, even if you know you shouldn’t?

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II.    The second sign of the Cardinal cross is Cancer, which is where the Solar Eclipse just occurred and where the Moon will be August 6-8, which will further activate these areas in your life. It rules:

• Home, family, your childhood and early influences.
• Your relationship to your mother.
• Where you feel you belong and your deepest longings for home.
• Your children, parents and lineage.
• Your spiritual genetics and the generational patterns that influence you now.
• Your capacity for nurturing and to be nurtured.

If you are experiencing shifts in any of these areas, here are some questions to ask and things to consider:

• Is your home life supportive and nurturing?
• Do you have good relations with your mother? Children?
• Do you feel you belong?
• Do you feel you are clearing issues for your lineage?
• Are you honoring the gifts of your lineage?

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III.    The third sign of the Cardinal cross is Libra, which is the sign that Saturn and Mars are in. Venus will be joining them in Libra late on August 6th. It rules:

• Marriage (and divorce) and close relationships and partnerships.
• Your capacity for personal relationships.
• Cooperation and compromise; seeing both sides of an issue.
• Your ability to live in and maintain balance in your life.
• How you go about making choices and decisions.
• What opposes you; open enemies and law suits.
• Relationship patterns, challenges and lessons.

If you are experiencing shifts in any of these areas, here are some questions to ask and things to consider:

• Is the relationship arena of your life healthy? This includes any primary or one-on-one relationship.
• Do you feel supported by your personal relationships?
• Do you have relationship issues on an on-going basis?
• Are you able to compromise and cooperate?
• Is it easy and natural for you to receive love and support? To give it?
• Do you seek relationships because you don’t like being alone?
• Are you indecisive and have difficulty making decisions?

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IV.    The fourth sign of the Cardinal cross is Capricorn, which is where Pluto is, and will be for a long time. It rules:

• Career, profession and work.
• Your presence and reputation out in the world.
• Your relationship to your father as well as those who have authority over you in some way, including bosses, managers, etc.
• What you contribute to the world.
• You ability to manage your life in ways that provide you both short and long-term security.
• Your plans and goals.

If you are experiencing shifts in any of these areas, here are some questions to ask and things to consider:

• Do you have a sense of purpose and overall life direction?
• Do you know where you are going in life?
• Do you have goals that are tangible and realistic?
• Is authority an issue for you?
• Are you disciplined? Focused?
• Do you take personal responsibility? Perhaps too much so? Do you delegate when needed?

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In essence the bottom line is this: The tensions that these astrological events are creating is stirring up some basic area(s) of our life. And if you are resisting the changes and challenges being presented now, you will very likely be feeling anxious, depressed, chaotic, frustrated, bewildered, confused, etc.

My suggestion is to look beneath all that and see what your life is trying to tell you. Where is it wanting to become more vibrant and dynamic and interesting? Keep in mind that this is all being orchestrated by Divine Design. You are, indeed, being called to wake-up. And an important aspect of these energies is to see where you are stuck…where you are holding on to old patterns and ways of being. And to see and open to where it is you are ready to grow and evolve. And yes, this will likely require taking some risks and making what will feel like dramatic changes. But hey, if you keep on doing what you’ve been doing you’ll keep on getting what you’ve been getting.

What an exciting and thrilling time this is. Allow yourself to be inspired and ignited by these energies. They are a call for you to become more of who you truly are. That call is from your own higher self, by the way, which did consent to this. How are you answering?

Sending you many blessings of Light,

~Elizabeth