So this t-square, the Pluto-Saturn-Uranus/Jupiter t-square we’re all having, is building in strength and effect. We see it acting out in the world around us. Great upheaval is prevalent everywhere, perhaps not entirely devastating but the world seems to be writhing under its influence.

For me, it’s a case of take-the-reins or strap-in-for-a-wild-ride. Not a white-water experience, more of the slow climb of the roller coaster before it reaches the top. The energy is building towards a crescendo.

The t-square is on the angles of my chart, and so far it’s been a steep but also satisfying learning curve. And I expect it to climb even further. The climax is on August 7 when the Moon opposes Pluto and Saturn is joined by Venus and Mars. That means the Moon, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto are locked in a challenging dynamic. Cardinal signs suggest a voluntary release of energy, a self-directed action that will change one’s life (for better or worse depending on the natal houses affected). Every day I meditate on change for the better, knowing there might be some ‘pain’ involved but that it will bring me in line with my true path.

What’s happening for you right now? If you are being challenged beyond what you consider ‘normal’ then the t-square has you in its sights. Enjoy the ride - the downhill is yet to come.

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our light, not our darkness, that frightens us most.
We ask ourselves, ‘Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and famous?’
Actually, who are you not to be?
You are a child of God.
Your playing small does not serve the world.
There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that people won’t feel insecure around you.
We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us.
It’s not just in some of us; it’s in all of us.
And when we let our own light shine,
we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.
As we are liberated from our own fear,
our presence automatically liberates others.”

…………………………………………………from Nelson Mandela’s inaugural speech, 1994

“It is not the critic who counts;
not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles,
or where the doer of deeds could have done them better.
The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena,
whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly,
who errs and comes short again and again;
because there is not effort without error and shortcomings;
but who does actually strive to do the deed;
who knows the great enthusiasm,
the great devotion,
who spends himself in a worthy cause,
who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement
and who at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly.
So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls
who know neither victory nor defeat.”
…………………………………………Theodore Roosevelt 23 April 1910