The grand trine between Ceres, Saturn and Neptune is a blessing from the Universe to add conscious structure to our daily life, form good habits that helps us function better and to nurture ourselves. This energy can be felt until the middle of November. The influence of Neptune adds an element of spirituality to the grand trine, like starting to meditate everyday at a scheduled time, learning Yoga, Tai Chi, in a consistent manner, etc. I see this a good opportunity to be able to do those things that we always wanted to do in a disciplined manner.
Personally, I’ve been sensing this energy for the past week or so. I’ve always wanted to reserve specific time in my schedule to meditate regularly but its been a struggle to do it consistently. I feel more confident now than ever before that I can manifest it in my life. Also, Ceres is conjunct the fixed star, Polaris (Pole Star) which has long been important in guiding sailors and other travelers in their journey. With this guiding star as our aid, its easier to use our intuition to find what habits can nurture our mind, body and soul.
There are other indications likes Saturn conjunct the fixed Star, Bellatrix, also called the female warrior, which is about finding success through persistent hard work. Added to all this, we have the New Moon in Virgo on September 15th, which is coming to remind us that the daily rituals we perform, whether it is cleansing, eating or exercising, are all sacred part of nurturing our souls and not to be taken lightly. Virgo is about sweating the small stuff because God can also be found in little things!
Romance Vs Passion: The other pattern I see in the sky is the age old tension between the soft romantic candle light dinner kind of love Vs the passionate instinctual love. Lilith opposite Juno and Mars Square Venus are going to keep this struggle going for a while. Venus in Leo is not having any of the Scorpio Mars passion for a while and instead she is going to be using the opportunity from Saturn (sextile) to understand about boundaries and respect in love. This is the time for good traditional love lessons from an experienced tough love master. This is going to last until the middle of October.
Transition and Change: The square between Uranus and Pluto has been going on for a while but the aspect gets exact for the second time on September 19, 2012. This is an intense energy that needs to be used wisely especially if you have planets in the early cardinal signs of Aries, Capricorn, Cancer, and Libra. I have written a lot about the Uranus Pluto square and how to deal with this energy. Checkout the articles, The First Uranus Pluto Square on June 24, 2012 and Second Uranus Pluto square on September 19, 2012.